Woman In The Back Of My Mind Lyrics - Mel Tillis

I see my wife working, ironin' my shirts 

And my mind goes to another day 

And to another woman who might have been my wife 

If things hadn't turned out this way 

Lord knows I love her but I often wonder 

If fate should pull back the blind 

How would my wife feel if she could see 

The woman in the back of my mind? 

Does she do things fancy, does she have a family? 

Is she as happy as I? 

Does she spend her afternoons just playing bridge 

Or baking her children a pie? 

And I often wonder if she thinks of me 

When she hears those old church bell's chime 

Though it's been long ago at times I miss her so 

The woman in the back of my mind 

Suddenly I come back to right here and now 

And the dream that I've seen come to life 

And I hope she's as happy with somebody else 

As I am with my loving wife 

I might have been wrong but it's been so long 

And things work out in time 

But I'd like to say I'm sorry some day 

To the woman in the back of my mind