No one looked as I walked by Just an invitation would have been just fine Said, "No" to him again and again First he took my heart then he ran No, no one knows how I feel Or what I mean unless you read between my lines One man walked away from me You know first he took my hand, he said, "Take me" Stand back, stand back In the middle of my room I did not hear from you Well, it's alright, it's alright To be standin' in a line Standin' in a line To be standin' in a line I would Do not turn away my friend, well, like a willow, well, I can bend No man, say call my name, no man came Well, so I walked on down the line away from you Well, maybe my attention was more than I could do Well, one man said he would not fall But he asked me for too much, he said, "Well, take it all" Stand back, stand back In the middle of my room I did not hear from you Well, it's alright, it's alright To be standin' in a line Standin' in a line To be standin' in a line I will
Well, so I walked on down the line away from you Well, maybe my attention was more than I could do Well, one man said he would not fall But he asked me for too much, he said, "Take me" Stand back, stand back In the middle of my room I did not hear from you Well, it's alright, it's alright To be standin' in a line Standin' in a line To be standing in a line I will Well, I feel I need a little sympathy Well, I feel I need a little sympathy Well, I feel I need a little sympathy, baby Well, you could be standin' in a line Stand back Well, you could be standin' in a line Stand back Well, you could be standin' in a line Stand back Why don't you take me home? He says, "Why don't you just take me home?" Stand back Why don't you take me home? Well, you could be standin' in a line Stand back Well, you could be standin' in a line Stand back Well, you could be standin' in a line Stand back Well, you could be standin' in a line Stand back Standin' in a