[Verse 1]

This dear old kitchen table bears the scars

Of all our celebrations

It proudly wears its marks and stains

Like an old soldier's decorations

We take our customary places

Self-appointed, not dictated

And warmly greet familiar faces

In the circle we've created

Each time we meet, the wrinkles show

That time is passing ever quicker

But, to each other, we still look the same

Across the candle's flicker

[Chorus]

Lay one place fewer at the table

And shuffle up the empty spaces

We'll talk and smile as best we're able

Try not to count the missing faces

Time is a thief who steals our treasure

Life never gives, it merely lends

So laugh and cry in equal measure

And celebrate that we were friends

[Verse 2]

The scrubbed and faded grooves have long absorbed

Our foolish indiscretions

It's heard our quarrels, our rapprochement

Our denials and confessions

It's heard our trials and tribulations

Our triumphs and our glories

If only it could speak, you'd hear it tell

A thousand secret stories

It's brought old enemies together

And will do the same for many another

For when we sit around the table

We are forced to face each other

[Chorus]

Lay one place fewer at the table

And shuffle up the empty spaces

We'll talk and smile as best we're able

Try not to count the missing faces

Time is a thief who steals our treasure

Life never gives, it merely lends

So laugh and cry in equal measure

And celebrate that we were friends

[Outro]

So laugh and cry in equal measure

And celebrate that we were friends