Twenty miles behind him 200 miles before He’s back in LA County And he’s knocking on her door If he gave her warning He wonders what she’d do Throw her arms around his neck Or beat him black and blue And he says Lyle won’t you sing her a love song She believes in what you say Tell her if she wants me I’m already on my way Lyle won’t you sing her a love song Make it tender, make it funny Lyle won’t you sing her a love song With your voice as sweet as honey Twenty years behind her And just two hours before She’s on her way to anywhere That opens up a door Her bags are in the backseat And her coat is on the stair And her mind is on the man coming back To find she won't be there And she says Lyle won’t you sing him a love song He believes in what you say Tell him that I’m sorry I’m the one that got away Lyle won’t you sing him a love song Make it tender, make it funny Lyle won’t you sing him a love song With your voice as sweet as honey Two-hundred miles behind him Twenty miles before He’s back in LA County and he’s knocking on her door