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 million
And never a new love will be the same
Bridge
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