The days gone by Are gone forever So tell me why I can still remember She was the one that got away I didn't have the sense to stay I was too young to appreciate I've learned how to love now but it's too late (she was the one) The nights are long When you're not sleeping Obsessing on A bad decision She was the one that got away I didn't have the sense to stay I was too young to appreciate I've learned how to love now but it's too late She was the one that got away I didn't have the sense to stay I was too young to appreciate I've learned how to love now but it's too late When it's all in hindsight I can watch the highlights But it's wasted insight Cuz it can't be made right No I can't stand Knowing you've moved out without me If I had my time back I would never have let Never have let you Never have let you go Misery and I We like to sleep in So whose company Have you been keepin'? She was the one that got away I didn't have the sense to stay I was too young to appreciate I've learned how to love now but it's too late She was the one that got away I didn't have the sense to stay I was too young to appreciate I've learned how to love now but it's too late She was the one that got away I didn't have the sense to stay I was too dumb to appreciate I've learned how to love now but it's too late Oh no Oh no (no no no no no) Oh no (no no no no no) Oh no She was the one