Empty Chairs

Album: American Pie (1971)
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  • I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
    Creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
    Beams of blue come flickering through my window pane
    Like gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame

    And I wonder if you know
    That I never understood
    That although you said you'd go
    Until you did I never thought you would

    Moonlight used to bathe the contours of your face
    While chestnut hair fell all around the pillow case
    And the fragrance of your flowers rest beneath my head
    A sympathy bouquet left with the love that's dead

    And I wonder if you know
    That I never understood
    That although you said you'd go
    Until you did I never thought you would

    Never thought the words you said were true
    Never thought you said just what you meant
    Never knew how much I needed you
    Never thought you'd leave, until you went

    Morning comes and morning goes with no regret
    And evening brings the memories I can't forget
    Empty rooms that echo as I climb the stairs
    And empty clothes that drape and fall on empty chairs

    And I wonder if you know
    That I never understood
    That although you said you'd go
    Until you did I never thought you would Writer/s: DON MCLEAN
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 5

  • AnonymousThe "Empty chairs" is written by Buddy Holly !!!(1958)
  • Lost Love from IrelandThis song, and Crossroads, by Don McLean reminds me of my lovely wife who I lost suddenly four years ago! We had been together since I was sixteen and would have been married fifty years the following year. Both songs express "No regret" as we had a wonderful life together but, the pain of the loss is palpable in the lyrics.
  • Chas from UkThe song was written by Terri Sharpe.
  • Jerri from Walnut Creek, CaHi I heard this song covered by a woman in 1988. WHO WAS IT?
  • Bob from Burbank, CaThis song is about Don's ex-wife who used to leave her clothes draped across chairs, hence when she left he always saw "empty chairs"
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