The One That Got Away (And Stayed Away)

[Verse 1]
Saw your picture in a café window
Laughing at a joke I’ll never hear
His arm around you like it’s always been there
Like I was just a passing year
[Pre-Chorus]
I still reach for you in crowded rooms
Then I remember
That’s not my move
You changed your hair
You changed your street
Guess I’m the only thing you left back in last week
[Chorus]
You’re the one that got away and found someone new
You’re the home I planned to build that you gave to him too
I was busy holding on to someday
You were already packing up your suitcase
You’re the one that got away and stayed away
And I’m the one who stayed the same
[Verse 2]
Friends keep saying that I’m better without you
They don’t see me driving past your place
Windows up
Radio loud
Heart louder
Still slowing down like you might wave
[Pre-Chorus]
I still talk to you inside my head
You’re already talking in his bed
Your name is inked in all my plans
But you’re erasing me with someone else’s hands
[Chorus]
You’re the one that got away and found someone new
You’re the home I planned to build that you gave to him too
I was busy holding on to someday
You were already packing up your suitcase
You’re the one that got away and stayed away
And I’m the one who stayed the same
[Bridge]
Maybe you were never mine to miss
Just a lesson in the shape of a first kiss
You closed the door so gently that day
I didn’t hear it lock until I saw his face
[Chorus]
You’re the one that got away and found someone new
You’re the song I still replay while he’s singing with you
I was busy holding on to someday
You were already done with all our always
You’re the one that got away and stayed away
So I guess it’s me
Who has to change

Moody midtempo pop with male vocals, warm electric piano and soft kick-snare groove. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d; pre-chorus adds muted guitar pulses and subtle rising pads. Chorus blooms with wide backing harmonies, brighter keys, and a lifting bassline. Bridge strips to vocal and piano before a final, bigger hook with airy ad-libs.