She calls herself Virginia, though her mama named her Jane.
i know why she does it, she's scared of being plain...
her arms are always open like a sanctuary door,
she's got a way of makin me forget what i've been runnin for.
shame what a shame that she's gonna be the one that got away from me.
strange to look at her and see the one that got away from me.

her face is like a picture someone painted years ago,
you can guess at what she's thinkin', but ya never really know,
her heart is like a river runnin' wild, wide and deep,
it's always mine to borrow, but never mine to keep...
shame what a shame that she's gonna be the one that got away from me.
strange to look at her and see the one that got away from me.

crazy i know, but i keep hoping one day,
maybe, that i might change her mind.
lately i get this sinkin' feelin' that it months it
might be minutes, but i'm runnin' out of time.
what a shame! She's the one that got away...

I can't say for certain but i'd sure like to believe
that i could make her happy,
if she'd give that chance to me

crazy i know, but i keep hoping one day,
maybe, that i might change her mind.
lately i get this sinkin' feelin' that it months it
might be minutes, but i'm runnin' out of time.
what a shame! She's the one that got away...

yeah... the one that got away from me
what a shame! the one that got away from me

yeah she calls herself virginia but her mama named her jane