You Left My Chair

I built this house in fifteen years
Tongue and groove and tile and stone
I chose to raise my children here
I chose to make this house a home
I set this old, unwanted chair
Out of the sun, out on its own
And I spent my days just sittin' here
To enjoy the fruit my labor’s grown
And it held to its own
As the time passed it by
When you leave things alone
It’s a wonder they survive
Weeds overgrown
The rooms are bare
But you left my chair
The risin' sun, the cars go by
Kids at play, the neighbors fight
I saw it all sittin' here alone
And I watched you runnin' from this throne
And it held to its own
As the time passed it by
When you leave things alone
It’s a wonder they survive
Weeds overgrown
The rooms are bare
But you left my chair
And it held to its own
As the time passed it by
When you leave things alone
It’s a wonder they survive
Weeds overgrown
The rooms are bare
But you left my chair
I built this house in fifteen years
It’s been fifteen years since I’ve been gone
There’s nothin' left but mem’ries here
Well, at least you left my chair alone