Where I Ought to Be

(Harlan Howard)



I got your wedding invitation

I'm surprised you thought of me

But I don't believe your wedding

Is just where I ought to be.



For you put your arms around her

Kissed her lips so tenderly

As she's standing there beside you

That's just where I ought to be.



Like a fool I introduced you

I said baby, meet my friend

Never thought that I could lose you

But I lost you then and then.



I took the diamond ring you gave me

And threw it way out in the sea

And I had an awful feeling

That's just where I ought to be.



Da da da de de dee da dum

Da da da de de dee da dum

Da da da de de dee da dum

Da da da de de dee da dum



Like a fool I introduced you

I said baby meet my friend

Never thought that I could lose you

But I lost you then and then.



I took the diamond ring you gave me

And threw it way out in the sea

And I had an awful feeling

That's just where I ought to be...