Messed Up

Our eyes locked under patio lights as the others crowded round
You were the man in this little circle that I'd just come upon
You picked me out as I turned to leave asking me to stay
I declined, you were sincere enough, gave me your card instead

Lost in the music, but couldn't hear the words
Picked me up after class, you were a professor in my world
Boy from the North said you used to have a band
Still a magician in the studio, wide-eyed me gazing on

And I know it's too late
You've got a girl you love with all your heart
But I think you should know
You're the man I think I messed up on
And I can't remember why
I didn't see it then
But I can't help thinking now you were the one that got away

Soon enough we started crossing paths in a sea full of small talk
And every time I was surprised the calming effect you had on me
Insatiable, well-spoken, tall, a certain kind of ecstasy
You had me feeling so transfixed by how immovable you were with me

And I know it's too late
You've got a girl you love with all your heart
But I think you should know
You're the man I think I messed up on
And I can't remember why
I didn't see it then
But I can't help thinking now you were the one that got away

Bright light in a dark room
Couldn't sway you with my wanderings
Always had the same breakfast
Kept a schedule just like the moon
At the time I was naive
Thought that it could be indifference
But you were just teaching me
What a healthy kind of love is

And I know it's too late
You've got a girl you love with all your heart
But I think you should know
You're the man I think I messed up on
And I can't remember why
I didn't see it then
But I can't help thinking now you were the one that got away

And I know it wouldn't work
You're too structured for my daydream mind
And I know I couldn't stay
We were caught up in our separate lives
But I think you should know
In the spirit of letting go
Some days I feel that pull towards the one that got away