Send off the letter Seal it with a kiss and see If some piece of a lover comes back to me Think of the start Feels like forever I miss your apartment I miss your apartment There, I said it, straight from the heart I tried my hardest Sunsets the scene Secrets I kept Floor-length dresses Concrete steps Your lips to my ear Whisper the words Wish you were here Wish you were here In a bad way, it's been a hell of a year Slept in the road, woke up in tears It's been a hell of a year, yeah, yeah You've got lots of ways to fade To fade back into view So you do, yeah, you do, yeah, you do In truth, you never really were the one that got away You just did what I wanted you to You got the letter Didn't read a word I said Hold tight to the storyline in your head A few trips, a few cars Late night bars One harmless apartment It's just an apartment There's a few dozen, all in a line None of them knew what happened that night Well hey, neither do I You've got lots of ways to fade To fade back into view So you do, yeah, you do, yeah, you do In truth, you never really were the one that got away You just did what I wanted you to The party is a jungle Fresh from the rain I'm by the river Your venom in my veins The moon has gone dark Forgive the forbidden I miss your apartment Your apartment Somehow I've divinely arrived Midnight dizzy Sick from the drive Safe in the harbor Your apartment You've got lots of ways to fade To fade back into view So you do, yeah, you do, yeah, you do In truth, you never really were the one that got away You just did what I wanted you to Yeah, you did what I wanted you to Yeah, you did what I wanted you to