Met this girl the other night on the streets of new orleans She said: I'm trying to find myself on the road to Tennessee She had a diamond in one ear and patches on her jeans Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, the girl she got to me Jenny has a way with words yeah she always speaks in quotes She said she ain’t ever met a man like me before She told me she just won a trip to mexico Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, on the radio Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, someday she will go When I close my eyes, I swear that I can see her Then they open wide, she’s a world away And I swear she’s mine, so does every man who meets her Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, she’s the girl that got away Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, she’ll coming back someday Jenny like coffee late at night, it helps her sleep She doesn’t cook but she’s got a million recipes She’s got a tattoo but doesn’t know what it means Oh, yeah, oh, yeah when she was with me When I close my eyes, I swear that I can see her Then they open wide, she’s a world away And I swear she’s mine, so does every man who meets her Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, she’s the girl that got away Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, but she'll coming back someday What I feel, what I feel, I feel for her, ain't gonna away What I feel, what I feel, I feel for her, ain't gonna away What I feel, what I feel, I feel for her, ain't gonna away What I feel, what I feel, I feel for her, feel for her, feel for her When I close my eyes, I swear that I can see her When they open wide, she’s a world away And I swear she’s mine, so does everyone who meets her Oh, yeah, oh, yeah When I close my eyes, I swear that I can see her Then they open wide, she’s a world away And I swear she’s mine, so does every man who meets her Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, she’s the girl that got away Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, but she’s coming back someday Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, she’s the girl that got away (what I feel, what I feel, I feel for her, feel for her) Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, but she’s coming back someday