Almost

I was almost like a father to your children
Almost like a husband to you.
We were almost like a family to the folks next door,
Close enough that no one ever knew.

Sometimes, I swear, I thought I knew you
I was where I wanted to be
Sometimes it felt like you felt that way too
You were almost heaven to me.

I didn't see it coming,
I never thought you'd go
I needed you so badly
So how was I to know?
I fell so hard that I lost track
Of how much you were holding back,
Loving eyes are blind, but now I see,
Almost isn't good enough for me.

I almost think you wanted me to hate you
It made it so much easier to leave.
I almost wish I could win you back again,
That's one trick I don't have up my sleeve.

Sometimes, I sit here in our bedroom
I almost can forgive the things you've done.
You never made a promise that you didn't keep
While you were looking out for number one.

I didn't see it coming,
I never thought you'd go
I needed you so badly
So how was I to know?
I fell so hard that I lost track
Of how much you were holding back,
Loving eyes are blind, but now I see,
Almost isn't good enough for me.
Almost isn't good enough for me.

© 2008 CowboySlim, BMI