The night is bitter,
The stars have lost their glitter;
The winds grow colder
And suddenly you're older -
And all because of the man that got away

No more his eager call,
The writing's on the wall;
The dreams you dreamed have all
Gone astray

The man that won you
Has gone off and undone you
That great beginning
Has seen the final inning
Don't know what happened It's all a crazy game!

No more that all-time thrill,
For you've been through the mill -
And never a new love will
Be the same

Good riddance, good-bye!
Ev'ry trick of his you're on to
But, fools will be fools -
And where's he gone to?

The road gets rougher,
It's lonelier and tougher
With hope you burn up -
Tomorrow he may turn up
There's just no letup the live-long night and day!

Ever since this world began
There is nothing sadder than
A one-man woman looking for
The man that got away
The man that got away