Orpheus by Carly Simon

Giving James Taylor the name of the ancient Greek poet of the lyre (and, by implication, making herself into his adored wife, Eurydice, whom he lost, tragically, twice), she sings of how James first drove her away, then when she took the bait, closed the door to their relationship and moved on, even though she was more than willing to return. Her pleading refrain - "But it was there for us...." - movingly expresses her regret for ending the relationship, a move he had essentially forced upon her by his behavior.