Is the girl you left behind
Out there tonight romancin'?
Makin' eyes at someone else
And singin', is she dancin'?
Oh, for the girl you left behind
You dream her when you're sleepin'
Puts the teardrops in your eyes
From secrets she is keepin'

Happy just playin' a tune
And dance the whole night away
Hope the girl you left behind
Will be there for you someday
Lonely is the wind that blows
You know you'll always listen
Lonely is the lover's heart
If only you could kiss her, kiss her, kiss her

All the girls that leave behind
Could fill up California
Just don't leave them too darn long
I think I oughta warn ya
Absence makes the heart grow cold
And makes a heart to wander
If you stay there by their side
You'll feel their hearts grow fonder

Hope you see her someday a wife like my way
Back to the girl I left behind

So tell me you will never roam!
We swear we won't go roamin'!
You'll be by your firesides!
We'll all be home sweet home and kiss her, kiss her, kiss her!

So where's the girl you left behind?
She's waitin' for her sister!
We won't stop until we're home
We'll hug and hug and kiss her
I'll find a girl, I'll find a girl, I'll find a girl, I'll find a girl
I'll find a girl, I'll find a girl I left behind
Tonight, tonight, tonight, that's right, alright!