Almost made you love me, almost made you cry   Almost made you happy, baby, didn't I, didn't I?   You almost had me thinkin' you were turned around   But everybody knows, almost doesn't count      Almost heard you saying you were finally free   What was always missing for you, babe, you found it in me   But you can't get to heaven half off the ground   Everybody knows, almost doesn't count      I can't keep lovin' you one foot outside the door   I hear a funny hesitation of a heart that's never really sure   Can't keep on tryin' if you're looking for more   Than all that I could give you than what you came here for      Gotta find somebody not afraid to let go   Want a no-doubt be-there kind of girl, you came real close   But every time you built me up you only let me down   And everybody knows, almost doesn't count      I can't keep lovin' you one foot outside the door   I hear a funny hesitation of a heart that's never really sure   Can't keep on tryin' if you're looking for more   Than all that I could give you than what you came here for      Maybe you'll be sorry, maybe you'll be cold   Maybe you'll come runnin' back from the cruel, cruel world   You almost convince me, you're gonna stick around   But everybody knows, almost doesn't count      Maybe I'll be here, maybe I'll see you 'round   That's the way it goes, almost doesn't count