Empty Truck Bench

Lyrics

Verse 1
Mud on my boots by the door
Your side of the bed still warm
I reach for you in the dark
But I find that old armrest scar

Coffee goes cold on the stove
Same old road, same old town
Your laugh in the back of my mind
Like a song I can’t shut down

Pre-Chorus
And I act tough all day
Till the truck rolls home
Then it hits me hard
I’m the one alone

Chorus
Here without you, baby
Here without you, baby
Whole house feels half-bent
Empty truck bench

Here without you, baby
Here without you, baby
I keep your name in my chest
Like a last good prayer

Verse 2
Your denim jacket on the hook
Got that worn-in, lived-in look
I swear I still hear your keys
By the screen door in the breeze

I drive past the creek by the mill
Where we carved our names in the hill
Now the moon hangs low and mean
On these Tennessee fields between

Pre-Chorus
And I act tough all day
Till the truck rolls home
Then it hits me hard
I’m the one alone

Chorus
Here without you, baby
Here without you, baby
Whole house feels half-bent
Empty truck bench

Here without you, baby
Here without you, baby
I keep your name in my chest
Like a last good prayer

Bridge
If you call, I’ll ring right through
If you’re lost, I’m coming too
I’d burn the map, I’d split the sky
Just to see you by my side

Final Chorus
Here without you, baby
Here without you, baby
Whole house feels half-bent
Empty truck bench

Here without you, baby
Here without you, baby
I keep your name in my chest
Like a last good prayer

Here without you, baby
Here without you, baby
Don’t stay gone too long
Come on home to me