Steve Goodman - The One That Got Away lyrics

There were two old middle aged men And they were sitting in the corner bar They were lying about what Wonderful lovers they are Bending each other's ear They were bending their elbows too And they were holding their arms apart Just the way fishermen do, singing You should have seen the one that got away And you should have seen the one that got away There were two old middle aged girls They were sitting in the beauty salon Waiting for their nails to dry They were putting each other on They were trading the recipes And all of the ways to save One hundred and one night stands With a brand new permanent wave, they were singing You should have seen the one that got away Oh, you should have seen the one that got away Hindsight makes the heart grow fonder That's what it costs When you run around saying I love you With your fingers crossed And it's too late to go back now OH that's just about as good as it gets For rock'n roll Romeos and their jukebox Juliets And you can see them out on the street Tryin' to figure out what it all means When they try to make their lives complete In the safety of their dreams By putting their arms around the one that got away And you should have seen the one that got away Oh you should have seen the one that got away And you should have seen the one that got away