Almost

I almost wish you were here

Within my reach

To see you every day, smiling

At me the same way you do over the phone.

I almost want to tell you how I feel

Out loud and without fear

But the words are just as scrambled

As I am inside.

I almost want to call you

And tell you I miss you

Not in the tragic way this seems

But in the honest, I don’t feel the same without you way.

I almost want to do all this

And more to make you happy

But there’s so much I don’t know

And so much more I want to say.

I can almost get over

This growing fear of rejection

Just to maybe make you smile

Or make you run away.

I almost want to come see you

And make you feel happy

Just as happy as you make me

But there’s a thousand miles.

I almost want to knock at your door

Will it open?

Will I see your face?

Would you want to see mine?

I almost want to show you how I feel

With words and pictures

But I can’t seem to make the lines

To make you really understand

I almost wish you were here

Within my reach

To see you every day, smiling

At me the same way you do over the phone.

I almost want to tell you how I feel

Out loud and without fear

But the words are just as scrambled

As I am inside.

I almost want to call you

And tell you I miss you

Not in the tragic way this seems

But in the honest, I don’t feel the same without you way.

I almost want to do all this

And more to make you happy

But there’s so much I don’t know

And so much more I want to say.

I can almost get over

This growing fear of rejection

Just to maybe make you smile

Or make you run away.

I almost want to come see you

And make you feel happy

Just as happy as you make me

But there’s a thousand miles.

I almost want to knock at your door

Will it open?

Will I see your face?

Would you want to see mine?

I almost want to show you how I feel

With words and pictures

But I can’t seem to make the lines

To make you really understand