So you call home for Christmas   It's for certain that they'll cross you off the list   And you can't go home and you won't stay here   Refusing to believe a single word they hear      Because after all when you break down    And your back's to the wall   You're a crisis with a backbeat   A sofa and a loveseat      And said now and then   We miss you mostly   There's an empty chair here   We guard it closely      You're so far gone   You're so unable    It's been so long   When you set the table    Don't set a place for me tonight      So we head for the coastline   Let's leave tonight   For the summer and sunshine   And everything's gonna be alright      This place is a ghost town   And the coast is clear   In a place like this    A ghost like me might find a way to disappear      Because after all when you break down    And your back's to the wall   You're a crisis with a backbeat   A sofa and a loveseat      And said now and then   We miss you mostly   There's an empty chair here   We guard it closely      You're so far gone   You're so unable   It's been so long   Before you clear the table   Raise a glass for me   Did you raise a glass for me tonight      Here's to friends and family   Here's to feelings you can't fight   Here's to comfort that you find   Here's to sleeping through the night      I'll find my way   It's the best that I can say      And said now and then   We miss you mostly   There's an empty chair here   We guard it closely      You're so far gone   You're so unable    It's been so long   So to friends and family   Could you say a prayer for me tonight