Letra

[Verse 1]
Dinner’s cold again, you’re not home
Betting on cards like they’ll rebuild stone
I counted the minutes, you counted chips
Now I memorize excuses off your lips
The fridge is light, the tension’s heavy
You said “next time,” I said “maybe”

[Verse 2]
Sold the stereo for one last thrill
You promised change, but the silence kills
Missed our kid’s play for a poker bluff
Said the payout would be enough
But smiles fade and bills don’t stall
And I stopped believing after fall number twelve

[Chorus]
Empty seats and empty pockets
You traded love for busted rockets
I saved a place, I saved my breath
You folded us into this debt
The house always wins, but I still lose
When I bet on someone who won't choose
Empty seats and empty pockets
But you never saw the cost, did you?

[Verse 3]
Vegas lights in your pupils still
Even when there’s nothing left to fill
Your luck ran out but you doubled down
On every promise, every frown
Our kid drew you holding his hand
I hung it up, you never planned to stand

[Bridge]
You call it strategy—I call it gone
A life rerouted, built all wrong
I stayed in place while you ran the wheel
But loyalty don’t pay the deal
I watched you slip in pixel dreams
A hundred dollars, a thousand seams

[Verse 4]
I counted dinners left untouched
I saved the receipts, labeled too much
You said I don’t get the thrill, the fight
But chasing fantasy stole your light
You broke the table, split the room
Bet your soul on future doom

[Final Chorus]
Empty seats and empty pockets
One more promise in your locket
I loved you loud, you gambled quiet
And wrapped our peace in riot
The house always wins, yeah that’s true
But what it took was more than you
Empty seats and empty pockets
And all I needed was the truth

[Outro]
So sit with that, not with me
I built the life you failed to see
Empty chairs don’t beg or plead
They just stay still…
while I finally leave