One less chair br One missing presence br One no longer there br Another wishing penance br Fate has been handed br And taken something so dear br And what's taken for granted br becomes all too clear br The mention of holidays br can put a fear in some br And as the days get closer... br Cheer? I have none. br br As the days come closer br it becomes clearer to me br the one thing I wish most br will never again come to be br It hurts to know from now on br I've one less present to get br Because you are gone br and this fills me with regret br One solitary abscence br Has left such a big hole br Life's lost its essence br Time has taken its toll br The simplest thought br by reserving one more seat br just what reality has wrought br the heart so bittersweet br br So a spot is forever reserved br now deep within my heart br My children always know br she's as close as my nearest thought br I once held a heart of gold br now left with me are memories br Missing so much that hand to hold br This fate, unfortunately, is my family's.