Well, I saw you and I caught you   And I reeled you into dry land   And I cared for you and I cradled you   And I nurtured you with my bare hands   You were the one who got away   Well, you spun around and you spiraled down   And I faltered in trying to catch you   And I bruised you, I had to throw you back   To the water to try and forget you   And the tide rushed in and took you away   What could I do? What could I say?   Doesn't even matter now anyway   You were the one who got away   And I know I let you go   But you will always be the one?   Well, I had you and I held you   And I lost my chance, I failed you   And I can't go back, no, I can't jump in   I have no courage left to swim   You were the one   You were the one who got away   You were the one, the one who got away   You were the one, the one who got away   You were the one, the one who got away   got away, got away