Our eyes locked under patio lights as the others crowded round
You were the man in this little circle that I'd just come upon
You picked me out as I turned to leave asking me to stay
I declined, you were sincere enough, gave me your card instead
Lost in the music, but couldn't hear the words
Picked me up after class, you were a professor in my world
Boy from the North said you used to have a band
Still a magician in the studio, wide-eyed me gazing on
And I know it's too late
You've got a girl you love with all your heart
But I think you should know
You're the man I think I messed up on
And I can't remember why
I didn't see it then
But I can't help thinking now you were the one that got away
Soon enough we started crossing paths in a sea full of small talk
And every time I was surprised the calming effect you had on me
Insatiable, well-spoken, tall, a certain kind of ecstasy
You had me feeling so transfixed by how immovable you were with me
And I know it's too late
You've got a girl you love with all your heart
But I think you should know
You're the man I think I messed up on
And I can't remember why
I didn't see it then
But I can't help thinking now you were the one that got away
Bright light in a dark room
Couldn't sway you with my wanderings
Always had the same breakfast
Kept a schedule just like the moon
At the time I was naive
Thought that it could be indifference
But you were just teaching me
What a healthy kind of love is
And I know it's too late
You've got a girl you love with all your heart
But I think you should know
You're the man I think I messed up on
And I can't remember why
I didn't see it then
But I can't help thinking now you were the one that got away
And I know it wouldn't work
You're too structured for my daydream mind
And I know I couldn't stay
We were caught up in our separate lives
But I think you should know
In the spirit of letting go
Some days I feel that pull towards the one that got away
