she chose me over her fiance
and now i'm pulling away, yeah
ding dong, ding dong
i am turning thirty-five

i want so badly to love you, belle
i keep pulling away, yeah
pulling away, oh
you're full of holes no one can fill
you keep pulling away, yeah
pulling away, oh

ding dong, ding dong
i feel like a widower inside
my youth is quickly passing by
turning thirty-five
i still sleep alone at night
will i be alone for all my life'

she chose me over her betrothed
and now i'm pulling away, yeah
pulling away, oh
i miss a man i've never known
i'm still pulling away, yeah
pulling away, oh

ding dong, ding dong
i feel like a widower inside
my youth is quickly passing by
turning thirty-five
i still sleep alone at night
will i be alone for all my life'

ding dong, ding dong
i watched life pass me by
i see it flash before my eyes
turning thirty-five
i'm like an old man inside
just waiting for his turn to die

ding dong, ding dong
i'm just a widower inside