You may find her in a tavern in the cheap part of town
With bright lights and music and a crowd gathered round
It may be too late now to tell her but I love her more today
But I didn't lose her I threw her away

She stood by me looked for the good in me when she knew I was wrong
I would love her just enough to keep her hanging on
She stayed much longer than she should then she walked out one day
But I didn't lose her I threw her away

She only wanted me to love her and to tell her so each day
Now she's somewhere in a tavern wasting her life away
But don't be too fast to condemn her for what she might do or say
For I didn't lose her I threw her away