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In The One That Got Away, Katy reminisces about a former lover.
She promises him that if only…
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The One That Got Away Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Summer after high school, when we first met
We'd make out in your Mustang to Radiohead
And on my eighteenth birthday, we got matching
tattoos
Used to steal your parents' liquor and climb to
the roof
Talked about our future like we had a clue
Never planned that one day I'd be losing you

[Chorus]
In another life, I would be your girl
We'd keep all our promises, be us against the
world
In another life, I would make you stay
So I don't have to say you were the one that got
away
The one that got away

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[Verse 2]
I was June, and you were my Johnny Cash
Never one without the other, we made a pact
Sometimes when I miss you, I put those records
on, whoa
Someone said you had your tattoo removed
Saw you downtown, singing the blues
It's time to face the music, I'm no longer your
muse

[Chorus]
But in another life, I would be your girl
We'd keep all our promises, be us against the
world
In another life, I would make you stay
So I don't have to say you were the one that got
away
The one that got away

[Post-Chorus]
The one
The one
The one
The one that got away

[Bridge]
All this money can't buy me a time machine, no
Can't replace you with a million rings, no
I should've told you what you meant to me, whoa
'Cause now I pay the price

[Chorus]
In another life, I would be your girl
We'd keep all our promises, be us against the
world
In another life, I would make you stay
So I don't have to say you were the one that got
away
The one that got away

[Post-Chorus]
The one (The one)
The one (The one)
The one (The one)
In another life, I would make you stay
So I don't have to say you were the one that got
away
The one that got away

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In The One That Got Away, Katy reminisces about

a former lover. She promises him that if only
things had worked out differently, they could
have spent their lives together.

Years later, during her livestream for the release

of her 2017 album Witness, Katy revealed the
track is about Josh Groban during a game of “Spill
Your Guts or Fill Your Guts” with James Corden.

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Translations

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• French Translation
• Portuguese Translation

What have the artists said about the song?

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“ “I’m so pleased to select ‘The One That

Got Away’ as my sixth single because
this song shows a very different side of
me that I haven’t shown with my past
singles on this record. I think that
everyone can relate to this song. I
wrote (it) about when you promise
someone forever, but you end up not
being able to follow through. It’s a
bittersweet story. Hopefully, the
listener learns from hearing it and
never has to say they had ‘The One’
get away.

–via Billboard (2011)

What has Katy Perry said about the music

video?

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Katy Perry - #VevoC…

How did Josh Groban react to Katy

revealing the song was about him?

Is there a behind-the-scenes look at the

making of the music video?

What certifications has this track received?

Teenage Dream (2010)

Katy Perry

1. Teenage Dream 7. The One That Got Away

2. Last Friday Night 8. E.T.

(T.G.I.F.)
9. Who Am I Living For?
3. California Gurls
10. Pearl
4. Firework
11. Hummingbird
5. Peacock Heartbeat

6. Circle the Drain 12. Not Like the Movies

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Credits
Produced By Written By
Max Martin & Dr. Luke Dr. Luke, Max Martin & Katy
Perry

Copyright © Keyboards
Capitol Records Dr. Luke & Max Martin

Assistant Mixing Engineer Assistant Recording Engineer

Tim Roberts Tatiana Gottwald
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