The one that got away is the boy I adore No matter what they say, I'll be his evermore Each day brings some new face, each one so like another But no arms can replace the arms of my true lover The one, the one that got away was my first love and last And though my lips may stray, my heart beats in the past For no lips can repeat the thrill his kisses brought me Those memories, bittersweet, of happiness he taught me The one, the one that got away, the one man in my life The man I hoped would say, come to me, be my love But darling, come what may, I'll just keep on pretending That one bright sunny day, I'll hear my lover say I have come, I'm the one that couldn't get, get away I have come, I'm the one that couldn't get, get away I have come, I'm the one that couldn't get, get away