I saw an old friend on my new job
And he asked me about you
Then I relived that story
I thought everybody knew
I said I lost you to an old love
Lying easier for me
The truth is you belong to an old memory
Darling you were never mine to lose
You were too lost in an old love
To find somebody new
I tried so hard to hold you
But you wouldn't turn him loose
Darling you were never mine to lose
One before me still gets to you
I can see it on your face
The mark he left upon your heart
Time cannot erase
All the lonely nights we spent together
Though I think that we both know
I've never really held you
Because you never let him go
Darling you were never mine to lose
You were too lost in an old love
To find somebody new
I tried so hard to hold you
But you wouldn't turn him loose
Darling you were never mine to lose, oh oh oh
Darling you were never mine to lose