[Verse 1] You carried in a chair from the porch Said your sister might come by We cleared a corner by the window Made room for one more plate tonight Then your old friend brought his stories And a coat still damp with rain I learned the creak beneath each new leg I learned another name [Pre-Chorus] The table lengthens inch by inch The candle travels down I pass the bread, I miss your eyes While someone calls me from the end [Chorus] Pull up a chair, there’s room at the table Bring your whole heart, bring what you’ve been through The table keeps growing, the candles keep turning I want to be here with all of you Pull up a chair, I’ll make room beside me Though I can’t answer every voice at once The table keeps growing, I’m learning to listen One face, one name, one moment of love [Verse 2] There’s a chipped blue bowl from Mara A spare key tucked beneath it Your neighbor brings tomatoes And a letter he can’t finish Some nights I count the empty spaces Some nights I count the hands Trying not to turn affection Into a list I understand [Pre-Chorus] The table lengthens inch by inch The candle travels down I pass the bread, I miss your eyes While someone calls me from the end [Chorus] Pull up a chair, there’s room at the table Bring your whole heart, bring what you’ve been through The table keeps growing, the candles keep turning I want to be here with all of you Pull up a chair, I’ll make room beside me Though I can’t answer every voice at once The table keeps growing, I’m learning to listen One face, one name, one moment of love [Bridge] Maybe care is not a banquet Where I serve each soul alone Maybe it’s the quiet turning When I set my plate back down Let the stories cross between us Let the hands pass something through I can’t hold the whole long table But I can sit here next to you [Final Chorus] Pull up a chair, there’s room at the table Bring your whole heart, bring what you’ve been through The table keeps growing, the candles keep turning I want to be here with all of you Pull up a chair, I’ll make room beside me Though I can’t answer every voice at once The table keeps growing, we’re learning to listen One face, one name, one moment of love [Outro] One face, one name Stay awhile There’s room beside me
