| You hear an echo down the canyons outside LA
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| Swirlin' up and down San Francisco Bay
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| From upstate New York to downtown USA
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| Go and find yourself a tavern, buy yourself a beer
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| Stick around long enough, you’re bound to hear
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| Some fool like me talkin' 'bout the one who got away
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| Oh, we all got one in the back of our minds
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| We’re gonna love until the end of time
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| We keep a part of our hearts reassured
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| A special place that’s just for her
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| Oh, and don’t she get prettier day by day?
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| The one who got away
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| You know, I’ve got me a lady, we’ve made us a life
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| I’ve been a good husband, she been a real good wife
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| We’re gettin' closer as time goes by
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| Yeah, but now and then, on a night like tonight
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| That memory drifts in, comes on just like a light
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| And here I am, rememberin' what lovin' her was like
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| Yeah, we all got one in the back of our minds
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| We’re gonna love until the end of time
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| We keep a part of our hearts reassured
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| A special place that’s just for her
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| Oh, and don’t she get prettier day by day?
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| The one who got away
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| Eyes like heaven, lips a sure good kiss
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| Oh, I know shouldn’t, but I sure do miss
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| Oh, the one who gets prettier day by day
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| The one who got away
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| The one who got away
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| The one who got away |