D I see my wife working, ironin' my shirts G And my mind goes to another day A7 And to another woman who might have been my wife D If things hadn't turned out this way D Lord knows I love her but I often wonder G If fate should pull back the blinds A7 How would my wife feel if she could see D The woman in the back of my mind [Verse 2] D Does she do things fancy, does she have a family G Is she as happy as I A7 Does she spend her afternoons just playing bridge D Or baking her children a pie D And I often wonder if she thinks of me G When she hears those old church bell's chime A7 Though it's been long ago at times I miss her so D The woman in the back of my mind [Verse 3] D Suddenly I come back to right here and now G And the dream that I've seen come to life A7 And I hope she's as happy with somebody else D As I am with my loving wife D I might have been wrong but it's been so long G And things work out in time A7 But I'd like to say I'm sorry some day D To the woman in the back of my mind