Empty Rocking Chair

[Verse] I walk through the hall, just to see your old shoes, By the door where you'd always leave them by two. Empty and worn, like my heart 'round the farm, Wish you were here to hold me, keep me warm. [Verse 2] Your picture’s still hanging, by the cracked window pane, The garden's grown wild ‘cause I'm lost in my pain. The old dog keeps waiting by our front gate, Knows you'll never come home, but he still waits. [Chorus] That empty rocking chair on the porch, Sways in the breeze like an open door. The world seems so hollow, the silence too loud, Since you’ve been gone, and my heart wears a shroud. [Verse 3] The tractor stands idle, rusting away, Fields turned to sorrow, in the light of the day. Neighbors keep calling, but I can't respond, All I want is to feel your touch, once beyond. [Verse 4] Your scent still lingers, in that old blue dress, The one that you wore on our first homestead fest. Sometimes I swear I see you there, In dreams, you're beside me, free from despair. [Bridge] Memories haunt me, like ghosts in the night, Your voice in the wind, saying it’s alright. I hold on to moments, like a child searching air, But all that’s left now is that empty rocking chair.