The Unfaithful Servant Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Nagi1995 

Cover art for The Unfaithful Servant lyrics by Band, The

"Goodbye to that country home, so long, lady I have known, Farewell to my other side, I'd best just take it in stride"

...Whose words are these? I thought the singer is a friend of the "unfaithful servant". But this part sounds as if the "unfaithful servant " is singing.