Rick Springfield - My Father’s Chair lyrics

My father's chair still standing there<br>All alone since the long night<br>Now it's three years on and I still feel<br>He'll come home, we'll be alright<br><br>So where's this healing time brings<br>I was told the pain would ease<br>But it still hurts like the first night<br><br>That night my brother, my mother and i<br>Were looking up at a distant star<br>And wishing we could reach that far<br>And back in the house<br>And alone for the first time<br>We told each other we cared<br>We avoided my father's chair<br><br>I watch my family, we hold on<br>We are strong and we'll be alright<br>The clock continues counting down, all the while<br>And every child will share the long night<br><br>But do the spirits meet again<br>Why am I still so filled with doubt<br>Is my soul everlasting<br><br>And the far distant future<br>When I knew you'd be gone<br>Came too fast and stays too long<br>Why do they leave the weak of spirit<br>And take the strong<br><br>When the world turns sour<br>And I get sick from the smell<br>And I can't find no comfort there<br>I climb into my father's chair