[Intro]
La-de-de-de-da
Da-de-de-da, da-da-de-de, da

[Chorus]
The night is bitter
The stars have lost their glitter
The winds grow colder and suddenly you're older
And all because of the man that got away

[Verse 1]
No more his eager call
The writings on the wall
The dreams you've dreamed have all gone astray

[Verse 2]
The man that won you
Has run off and undone you
That great beginning
Has seen the final inning
I don't know what happened
It's all a crazy game

[Verse 3]
No more that old-time thrill
'Cause you've been through the mill
And never a new love will be the same
[Verse 4]
Good riddance, goodbye
Every trick of his, you're onto
But fools will be fools and where's he gone to?

[Verse 5]
The road gets rougher
It's lonelier and tougher
With hope you burn up
Tomorrow, he may turn up
There's just no let up
The livelong night and day

[Chorus]
Ever since this world began
There is nothing sadder than
A one-man woman lookin' for the man that got away
The man that got away