It was so easy that I started thinkin´ somethin´ had to change.
The gift of love was somethin´ that I thought I´d go out and exchange.
I didn´t realize how much you meant to me.
And now you´re locked up with a brand new set of keys.
You said I might regret the day I let you go,
I´d wind up stranded like a washed up gigolo.
I´d get more static than a broken radio.
You were the right one all along...ooh.

´Cause I didn´t know I had it,
´Til I threw it away.
I´ve been holdin´ everything except for love,
I wish I had you back today.
Oh, I didn´t know I had it,
´Til I threw it away.

Each day my hindsight just gets better, but I know that love is blind.
(Love is blind)
You were the only ray of sunshine I was ever gonna find.
(Gonna find)
You were the magic and I made you disappear.
Now I´d give everything I own to have you here.
You told me I was gonna make a big mistake,
I didn´t know how many times my heart could break.
Now in the middle of the night, I´m still awake.
And all I can think of is you...ooh, ooh, ooh.

´Cause I didn´t know I had it,
´Til I threw it away.
I´ve been holdin´ everything except for love,
I wish I had you back today.
´Cause I didn´t know I had it,
´Til I threw it away.

Now I know in my heart, I threw it away.
I´ve been holdin´ onto everything except for love,
I wish I had you back today.
´Cause I didn´t know I had it,
´Til I threw it away...hey, hey.

[SOLO]

You said that I´d regret the day I let you go.
(Day I let you go)
I´d wind up stranded like some washed up gigolo.
(Washed up gigolo)
I´d get more static than a broken radio.
You were the right one all along...ooh, ooh, ooh.

´Cause I didn´t know I had it,
´Til I threw it away.
I´ve been holdin´ everything except for love,
I wish I had you back today.
´Cause, I didn´t know I had it,
´Til I threw it away.
No, I didn´t know I had it...
´Til I threw it away.