[Verse 1] Forty chairs in a candlelit row Forty plates with the things that you know Every seat has your name on a card Every feast says, “Come as you are” [Pre-Chorus] But the room keeps turning around One set of hands, one place to sit down [Chorus] Forty ways, forty plates One you, one choice, one place All those doors, all that gold Pick one table, let the rest go Forty ways, forty plates One you, one choice, one place Take your seat, let the moment begin You can’t be everyone—come on in [Verse 2] There’s a coat for the life you could lead There’s a cup for each wish and each need You keep counting the forks in the light While your dinner goes cold for the night [Pre-Chorus] The room keeps turning around One set of hands, one place to sit down [Chorus] Forty ways, forty plates One you, one choice, one place All those doors, all that gold Pick one table, let the rest go Forty ways, forty plates One you, one choice, one place Take your seat, let the moment begin You can’t be everyone—come on in [Bridge] Let the empty chairs stay empty Let the untouched courses wait There’s a life beneath your fingers There’s a hand upon the plate [Final Chorus] Forty ways, forty plates One you, one choice, one place All those doors, all that gold Pick one table, let the rest go Forty ways, forty plates One you, one choice, one place Take your seat, let the moment begin You can’t be everyone—come on in [Outro] One you, one choice, one place
