The Prairie Scholars: FREE MUSIC
The One That Got Away
There is an old story that Buddy Holly was going to leave his wife for "Peggy Sue" (of his famous song) and whether or not it's true I was inspired to write this song about missed opportunity.
The One That Got Away:
When you’re young you feel that you are able
To let go of your love, the first time around
But when you’re older you remember her golden sunshine hair
The way it rolled like satin flowing down
But the mess you made has driven her far away from you
The memories that you cling to fade like mist
And all you know is that she’s gone and wont come back
And that you’ll never touch the one you miss
She was My Peggy Sue
My Peggy Sue
She was the one that got away
Now there’s nothing I can do
when you’re older you question all your choices
and suffer them like bruises on your soul
and if I sit still I can hear how sweet her voice is
and the way it melts the storm clouds in my mind
but I let her go and I lost my own direction
stumbling in the dark and in the haze
the rest are dirt compared to her perfection
and how I wish I never let her go
Her eyes stare back across the endless years gone by
The gemstones they are filled with shine with a light
That illuminates my soul, why did I ever let her go?