Coffee Pot Is Empty Now
*"Coffee Pot Is Empty Now"* is a tribute to the families who keep life moving while a loved one is out on the road.
Late at night, after another long day, a trucker's wife sits quietly with her coffee, watching her son play with the same toy trucks that remind him of his father. The coffee has gone cold, the pot is empty, but hope is still warm. Every mile driven is another mile bringing him closer to home.
This song is about the people waiting behind the scenes—the spouses who carry the everyday responsibilities, the children who count the days until Dad returns, and the quiet strength that keeps a family together through long weeks apart. It's a reminder that every truck rolling down the highway has a home waiting for it, and a family whose love never leaves the road.
Music video
Lyrics
The TV show went off an hour ago
and the coffee pot’s gone dry
your old recliner’s standin’ empty
while eighteen wheelers roll slowly by
I kissed your boy and tucked him in
he asked me where you are
I told him daddy’s chasin’ daylight
somewhere underneath the stars
And don’t you worry ‘bout us tonight
we know why you’re gone
your hard work keeps this family safe
and keeps these lights turned on
You think you ain’t around enough
but darling that ain’t true
‘cause what you give us when you’re home
means more than time could do
Your son sits with those trucker books
spread out across the floor
dreamin’ ‘bout chrome and diesel smoke
and drivin’ like his pa before
He studies every cab design
every rig and every line
and smiles the way he always does
when somebody speaks your name with pride
And don’t you worry ‘bout us tonight
we know why you roam
he counts the days till you walk back in
and throw that football home
You think you missed too many years
but if you only knew
how much that little boy looks up
to the man he sees in you
So goodnight wherever you are tonight
beneath those highway lights
I hope this message finds you warm
somewhere deep into the night
And when the road feels cold and long
and lonely settles in
remember there’s a woman here
who’d choose you all again
And don’t you worry ‘bout us tonight
we’re stronger than we seem
your love rides home in every mile
inside that diesel dream
The coffee pot is empty now
the house is still and dim
but your boots are by the doorway here
waiting till you walk in
