I saw him at the corner store

He gave me candy, I came back for more

I asked for his name, he said call me Jakey James

He was 6'2 lots of style, he had the recipe to make you 

smile

But he got too popular with the girls so I erased him 

from my world



The next boy was cute and shy

But he never really looked me in the eye

Secretive I was intrigued 

He was sweet, his name was Pete

(Sweet Pete)

First time that he took me out, I didn't know what to 

talk about

So I took the initiative and told Pete he had to leave 



So I'm back to square one with Mr Good For Nothing John

Ever since he brought me down, I can't get off the 

ground

It's not like I don't try, and I'm pretty easy on the 

eye

But the one I really crave, is the one that got away

With each boy he gets worse, but I'm still stuck on the 

first

Really hate to say, I want the one that got away



He's on the soccer football team, can be found in every 

girl's dream

We've been talking for a while, you could say that he's 

on trial 

But whenever we're alone, his jaw's like a gramophone 

When he goes off the field, with him goes his appeal 



So I'm back to square one with Mr Good For Nothing John

Ever since he brought me down, I can't get off the 

ground

It's not like I don't try, and I'm pretty easy on the 

eye

But the one I really crave, is the one that got away

With each boy he gets worse, but I'm still stuck on the 

first

Really hate to say, I want the one that got away



Here she goes again, with another boy on her hands

Word goes around real fast in this small town

All these rumors like I'm a stark, Just wanna find 

someone to give my heart

No luck with James, Pete or the football stud

None of them can compare

None of them can compare

To my John



It's not like I don't try, and I'm pretty easy on the 

eye

But the one I really crave, is the one that got away

With each boy he gets worse, but I'm still stuck on the 

first

Really hate to say, I want the one that got away

I want the one that got away