My Father's Chair still standing there 
All alone since the long night 
Now it's three years on and I still feel 
He'll come home, we'll be alright 

So where's this healing time brings 
I was told the pain would ease 
But it still hurts like the first night

That night my brother, my mother and I 
Were looking up at a distant star 
And wishing we could reach that far 
And back in the house 
And alone for the first time 
We told each other we cared 
We avoided My Father's Chair

I watch my family, we hold on 
We are strong and we'll be alright 
The clock continues counting down, all the while 
And every child will share the long night 

But do the spirits meet again 
Why am I still so filled with doubt 
Is my soul everlasting

And the far distant future 
When I knew you'd be gone 
Came too fast and stays too long 
Why do they leave the weak of spirit 
And take the strong

When the world turns sour 
And I get sick from the smell 
And I can't find no comfort there 
I climb into My Father's Chair