Here I sit on the back row in a church down the street
Not to far from the place where we used to meet
I think it's finally gettin' through to me that you've found someone you love
So I'll go back to the place that I keep thinking of
It's not a fancy place; just a tavern in the lonely part of town
Where lonely people meet and try to find some, and settle down
But fate has dealt me the blow that I can't understand
And here I sit on the back row while you wed another woman
You'd never dream but after many years I may still be sitting there
With just a bottle and two glasses right next to your favorite chair
But who knows, you might outlive her, she might even do you wrong
And here I sit, in a tavern, waiting for you all along
It's not a fancy place, just a tavern in the lonely part of town
Where lonely people find someone and hope to settle down
But fate has dealt me the blow that I can't understand
And here I sit on the back row while you wed another woman.