Empty Hallway
Sarah
female vocals
sad
Country-pop ballad with a soft 92 BPM sway
brushed drums and clean acoustic guitar in the verses
strings and piano blooming in the pre-chorus
and a bigger chorus with warm stacked harmonies; female vocals close-mic’d and intimate
with breathy doubles
gentle delay throws on the hook
a pedal-steel cry in the turnaround
and a final chorus lifted by handclaps and wide harmony pads
bright and emotional mix
Creada el may. 7, 2026
Letra
[Verse 1]
I was small in your big hands
Bare feet on the worn-out floor
You’d scoop me up like it was nothing
And I’d forget what I cried for
You were the truck at the curb
The seatbelt, the safe place home
When the world felt too heavy
You made sure I wasn’t alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Now your boots sit by the door
And the house sounds different now
I keep reaching for your laugh
In the middle of the crowd
[Chorus]
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
You were where I landed
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
When I fell, you stood there
[Verse 2]
When I had nowhere to go
You’d say, come on, baby, stay
With your jacket on the backseat
And your hands still smelling like hay
You knew how to hold a heart
Even when mine came apart
You never made it look hard
You just fixed what broke in the dark
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the table holds your plate
But the silence holds its ground
I keep hearing your footsteps
In every room around
[Chorus]
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
You were where I landed
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
When I fell, you stood there
[Bridge]
If I close my eyes, I’m nine again
In your arms, safe and small
You tell me I can make it through
Even now, I hear it all
So I’ll carry what you gave me
Like a light inside my chest
If love can stay after goodbye
Then yours is the strongest yet
[Final Chorus]
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
You were where I landed
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
And I’m still here, handed
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
I’ll keep your voice around me
I was small in your big hands
Bare feet on the worn-out floor
You’d scoop me up like it was nothing
And I’d forget what I cried for
You were the truck at the curb
The seatbelt, the safe place home
When the world felt too heavy
You made sure I wasn’t alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Now your boots sit by the door
And the house sounds different now
I keep reaching for your laugh
In the middle of the crowd
[Chorus]
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
You were where I landed
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
When I fell, you stood there
[Verse 2]
When I had nowhere to go
You’d say, come on, baby, stay
With your jacket on the backseat
And your hands still smelling like hay
You knew how to hold a heart
Even when mine came apart
You never made it look hard
You just fixed what broke in the dark
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the table holds your plate
But the silence holds its ground
I keep hearing your footsteps
In every room around
[Chorus]
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
You were where I landed
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
When I fell, you stood there
[Bridge]
If I close my eyes, I’m nine again
In your arms, safe and small
You tell me I can make it through
Even now, I hear it all
So I’ll carry what you gave me
Like a light inside my chest
If love can stay after goodbye
Then yours is the strongest yet
[Final Chorus]
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
You were where I landed
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
And I’m still here, handed
I miss you, Dad
I miss you, Dad
I’ll keep your voice around me