You were the quiet one Afraid to sleep alone Heaven knows, I was lonely too Some things in life a man Can't learn to live without One of those things was you Who the good guys are Who the bad guys are Isn't always clear In this world of separate houses Someone's always missing someone Day after day And year after year Though you and I are distant Don't ever think I didn't want you Or miss you every day No matter where life takes you Know that I'll still be waiting patiently For the day that you've forgiven me My son The One That Got Away It's all of the little things That add up to a life 'N it's been so hard Being outside looking in You had hundreds of first times I didn't get to see That will never come again How do we catch up Is there just too much Stolen history In this world of separate houses I want you to remember That you'll always be Inside of me Though you and I are distant Don't ever think I didn't want you Or miss you every day No matter where life takes you Know that I'll still be waiting patiently For the day that you've forgiven me My son The One That Got Away You're carryin' an anger that does not belong to you 'N I'm sick and tired of doin' time For a crime I didn't do I miss you every day No matter where life takes you Know that I'll still be waiting patiently 'Cause I do believe in you and me And I trust that someday You'll no longer be The One That Got Away
You were the quiet one Afraid to sleep alone Heaven knows, I was lonely too Some things in life a man Can't learn to live without One of those things was you Who the good guys are Who the bad guys are Isn't always clear In this world of separate houses Someone's always missing someone Day after day And year after year Though you and I are distant Don't ever think I didn't want you Or miss you every day No matter where life takes you Know that I'll still be waiting patiently For the day that you've forgiven me My son The One That Got Away It's all of the little things That add up to a life 'N it's been so hard Being outside looking in You had hundreds of first times I didn't get to see That will never come again How do we catch up Is there just too much Stolen history In this world of separate houses I want you to remember That you'll always be Inside of me Though you and I are distant Don't ever think I didn't want you Or miss you every day No matter where life takes you Know that I'll still be waiting patiently For the day that you've forgiven me My son The One That Got Away You're carryin' an anger that does not belong to you 'N I'm sick and tired of doin' time For a crime I didn't do I miss you every day No matter where life takes you Know that I'll still be waiting patiently 'Cause I do believe in you and me And I trust that someday You'll no longer be The One That Got Away
