One That Got Away
Sitting in a tree freezing
On the last day of turkey season
Nah he don't think he'll get him a spring hen
But he got him some old crow anyway
A big one goes by while he dreams
Of the waitress he forgot to pay
But theres plenty more where she came from
He don't care bout the one that got away

Copper sits out beside the quick mart
Scratches lotto tickets in his squad car
Takin a break from pointing that radar
At drunk drivers on the interstate
Three scratch offs and one for the big game
But he still can't retire today
But that crackhead that was standing right behind him can
Cause he bought the one that got away

A fella asked me and my buddy
To drive a car across the country
Wasn't too sure but i sure needed the money
Me and my friend we said ok
We popped the trunk at a rest stop
Found some body in there starting to decay
Last month's big game ticket in his pocket
Too late for the one that got away
Girl majors in history with an English minor
Shes got her notebook sitting right beside her
She paid tuition, shes workin in a diner
Servin drunk drivers off the interstate
She still dreams of the one with the bright blue eyes
Who told her she'd be modelin some day
But he ran out on his check and he didn't leave a tip
Goddam she says the ones that get away
Goddam she says the ones that get away
Goddam she says the ones that get away