It was so easy that I started thinkin' somethin' had to change   The gift of love was somethin' that I thought I'd go out and exchange   I didn't realize how much you meant to me   And now you're locked up with a brand new set of keys      You said, "I might regret the day I let you go"   I'd wind up stranded like a washed up gigolo   I'd get more static than a broken radio   You were the right one all along, ooh      'Cause I didn't know I had it   Till I threw it away   I've been holdin' everything except for love   I wish I had you back today   Oh, I didn't know I had it   Till I threw it away      Each day my hindsight just gets better, but I know that love is blind   You were the only ray of sunshine I was ever gonna find   You were the magic and I made you disappear   Now I'd give everything I own to have you here      You told me I was gonna make a big mistake   I didn't know how many times my heart could break   Now in the middle of the night, I'm still awake   And all I can think of is you, ooh, ooh, ooh      'Cause I didn't know I had it   Till I threw it away   I've been holdin' everything except for love   I wish I had you back today   'Cause I didn't know I had it   Till I threw it away      Now I know in my heart, I threw it away   I've been holdin' onto everything except for love   I wish I had you back today   'Cause I didn't know I had it   Till I threw it away, hey, hey      You said that I'd regret the day I let you go   I'd wind up stranded like some washed up gigolo   I'd get more static than a broken radio   You were the right one all along, ooh, ooh, ooh      'Cause I didn't know I had it   Till I threw it away   I've been holdin' everything except for love   I wish I had you back today   'Cause, I didn't know I had it   Till I threw it away   No, I didn't know I had it   Till I threw it away