On the Back Row - George Jones

Here I sit on the back row in a church down the street

Not too far from the place where we used to meet

And it’s finally gettin' through to me you found someone you love

But 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 find someone and hope to settle down

But fate dealt me the blow that I can’t understand

And here I sit on the back row while you wed another man

You’d never dream, but after many years, I may still be sittin' there

With just a bottle and two glasses right next to your favorite chair

For who knows, you might outlive him, and he might even do you wrong

And there I’ll sit in a tavern, waitin' for you all alone

And 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 dealt me the blow that I can’t understand

Here I sit on the back row, while you wed another man