You were here And then you left And now I'm nobody, nobody, nobody Now they're all just second best There is nobody, nobody for me, for me, for me Cause you're in the country And I'm in the town You're a bird on the water I'm a fish on the ground You cut off a piece of guitar string I would wear it like it's a wedding ring and We don't know for sure, but babe you know what I mean I would wear your wedding ring You're more than I would ask for And this is all that I can see And that jerk last night got what he asked for Yeah you're not really the fighting type, but you could fight for me So I cut off a piece of my guitar string Wrap it round your finger like a wedding ring and We don't say a word, but babe you know what I mean I would wear your wedding ring But you're in the country And I'm in the town You're a bird on the water I'm a fish on the ground So I light a candle for you and I And I hope you hear me, and you hold on tight Won't you hold on tight? So I cut off a piece of guitar string Wrap it round your finger like a wedding wedding ring We don't say a word, but babe you know what I mean I would wear your wedding ring I cut off a piece of my guitar string