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I saw him at the corner store
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He gave me candy
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I came back for more
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I asked for his name 
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He said call me J for James
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He was 6'2 lots of style 
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He had the recipe to make you smile
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But he got too popular with the girls
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So I erased him from my world

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The next boy was cute and shy
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But he never really looked me in the eye
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Secretive I was intrigued
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He was sweet, his name was Pete (Sweet Pete)
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First time that he took me out
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I didn't know what to talk about
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So I took the initiative
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And told Pete he had to leave

       Em7
So I'm back to square one
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With Mr. Good For Nothing John
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Ever since he brought me down
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I can't get off the ground
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It's not like I don't try
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And I'm pretty easy on the eye
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But the one I really crave
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Is the one that got away
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With each boy he gets worse
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But I'm still stuck on the first
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Really hate to say
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I want the one that got away

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 He's the star of the football team
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Can be found in every girl's dream
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We've been talking for a while
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You could say that he's on trial
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But whenever we're alone
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Your jaw's like a gramophone, cause
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When he goes off the field
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With him goes his appeal

       Em7
So I'm back to square one
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With Mr. Good For Nothing John
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Ever since he brought me down
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I can't get off the ground
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It's not like I don't try
        Bm          G
And I'm pretty easy on the eye
         D           Em7
But the one I really crave
       Bm*
Is the one that got away
     D                Em7
With each boy he gets worse
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But I'm still stuck on the first
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Really hate to say
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I want the one that got away

         Em7
Here she goes again
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With another boy on her hands
     Em7
Word goes around
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Real fast in this small town
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All these rumors like I'm a stark
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Just wanna find someone to give my heart
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No luck with James, Pete or the football stud
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None of them can compare
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None of them can compare
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To my John

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It's not like I don't try
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And I'm pretty easy on the eye
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But the one I really crave
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Is the one that got away
     D                Em7
With each boy he gets worse
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But I'm still stuck on the first
D              Em7
Really hate to say
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I want the one that got away

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I want the one that got away