(GOODBYE) Almost Lover
<p><em>For everyone who had their ALMOST LOVER... or had been someone's ALMOST LOVER.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Your fingertips across my skin<br />The palm trees swaying in the wind<br />Images<br /><br />You sang me Spanish lullabies<br />The sweetest sadness in your eyes<br />Clever trick<br /><br />I never want to see you unhappy<br />I thought you'd want the same for me<br /><br />Goodbye, my almost lover<br />Goodbye, my hopeless dream<br />I'm trying not to think about you<br />Can't you just let me be?<br />So long, my luckless romance<br />My back is turned on you<br />I should've known you'd bring me heartache<br />Almost lovers always do<br /><br />We walked along a crowded street<br />You took my hand and danced with me<br />Images<br /><br />And when you left you kissed my lips<br />You told me you'd never ever forget these images, no<br /><br />I never want to see you unhappy<br />I thought you'd want the same for me<br /><br />Goodbye, my almost lover<br />Goodbye, my hopeless dream<br />I'm trying not to think about you<br />Can't you just let me be?<br />So long, my luckless romance<br />My back is turned on you<br />I should've known you'd bring me heartache<br />Almost lovers always do<br /><br />I cannot go to the ocean<br />I cannot drive the streets at night<br />I cannot wake up in the morning<br />Without you on my mind<br />So now you're gone and I'm haunted<br />And I bet you are just fine<br />Did I make it that easy<br />To walk right in and out of my life?<br /><br />Goodbye, my almost lover<br />Goodbye, my hopeless dream<br />I'm trying not to think about you<br />Can't you just let me be?<br />So long, my luckless romance<br />My back is turned on you<br />I should've known you'd bring me heartache<br />Almost lovers always do</p>