The One That Got Away

Well ever since I've walked I've heard men talk

about the one that got away

I've heard old men call

I've seen young men crawl

For the one that got away

And in their darkest hours

You can hear them say

I'd give all I got

For just one more shot

At the one that got away

I was born on a Tuesday morning'

On a blue wet sunny day

I grew up fast

And I grew up crazy

And I didn't have a lot to say

But I could feel it comin

Closer every day

And I grew older watchin'

Over my shoulder

For the one that got away

My daddy taught me how to work for a livin'

And my mama taught me how to pray

After twenty years of school

I was still a blame fool

Hadn't learned about the world's ways

Lookin' for a rainbow

And a place where I could stay

But more and more

I was lookin' for

The one that got away

Well I did this And I did that

And I guess I did okay

I did whatever I had to do

And I did it in my own way

Whatever hand I drew

Whatever hand I played

From place to place

I come face to face

With the one that got away

Well when I stop

And one day I'll stop

And decide to put it all away

When I total up my winnings

And my losings for the day

Nothing is for certain

Or more certain I will say

In my wildest dreams

There's nothing I've seen

Like the one that got away