ON THE BACK ROW
(Jerry Chesnut / Norro Wilson)


Jerry Lee Lewis - 1968
Del Reeves - 1969
George Jones - 1972





Here I sit on the back row in a church down the street
Not too far from the place that we used to meet
But it's finally getting through to me, you found someone you love
But I'll go back to the place I keep thinking of

It's not a fancy place, just a tavern in the lonely part of town
Where lonely people meet, oh, and try to find someone and 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

(Instrumental Break)

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
For who knows you might have left him, he might even do you wrong
And there I'll sit in a tavern waiting for you all alone

It's not a fancy place, just a tavern in the lonely part of town
Where lonely people find someone and a hope to settle down
But fate dealt me the blow that I can't understand
Here I sit in the back row while you wed another man






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2012)