I've seen girls pretty as they can be
But what good do pretty girls do for me, yeah
Oh, they only put me down
Give me the run around
I'm leaving town
I'm homeward bound

To Terri
Hope she'll marry me
The boy who should never have left her

Her smile would brighten up my day
When I was lost she'd always show me the way
But I wanted fame and wealth
I thought only of myself
I made her cry
I said goodbye

To Terri
Hope she'll marry me
The boy who should never have left her

Just drive a mile and I'll be home
I'll say I'm sorry Terri and I'm so alone
I can see the church where we used to go
Oh, oh, no it can't be so
They're throwing rice at a girl I know
It's Terri
She just got married
She left the boy who should never have left her

Oh, Terri
Why did I leave her?
Oh, Terri