The One That Got Away

[Verse 1]
I wonder where I would be working
Would I be a nice lady's husband?
A couple kids I never wanted
Back in that small town

[Verse 2]
Probably be the one sitting there in the back pew
Preacher man sharing what he's swearing is good news
I'd still be holding on to who I'm supposed to be
In a small town

[Pre-Chorus]
I'd be a little lost
So I thank God

[Chorus]
I was the one that got away, the one that got out
Left who I thought I oughta be back in that town
It's not that I don't love the place where I was raised
But who knows who I would've been if I would've stayed

[Post-Chorus]
So I'm the one that got away

[Verse 3]
I sure wouldn't be with a man who loves me
Or strumming each night on this six-string
Would've never found this freedom feeling
Back in that small town

[Pre-Chorus]
I've got all I want
And I thank God

[Chorus]
I was the one that got away, the one that got out
Left who I thought I oughta be back in that town
It's not that I don't love the place where I was raised
But who knows who I would've been if I would've stayed

[Post-Chorus]
So I'm the one that got away
The one that got away
Ooh, yeah

[Bridge]
I was the one that got away and finally figured out
I had to love myself enough to get outta that town

[Chorus]
I was the one that got away, the one that got out
Left who I thought I oughta be back in that town
It's not that I don't love the place where I was raised
But who knows who I would've been if I would've stayed

[Outro]
That's why I'm the one that got away
Yeah, I'm the one that got away