The Sound of Almost

 

The Sound of Almost

by Richard Lawry

Will you be my marching partner

Eyes lit up

Then turned darker

I have been asked already

But yes

Maybe I will

Let's see

You smiled soft

Said you had a plan

Talk to him

And if you can

We'll march

Pomp and Circumstance slow

Your hand touched mine

In the afterglow

This is the sound of almost

Borderline and just about

Within an inch

Day in, day out

Every door

That almost closed

Hangs there swinging

Soft and slow

I can hear every echo

The sound of almost

College engineering program

On my way

In a few days

Washington state was calling

I was unsure

And kept stalling

I almost hit that highway west

Tank was full

Heart was a mess

Looking for a brand new start

One foot forward

But a longing heart

This is the sound of almost

Borderline and just about

Within an inch

Day in, day out

Every door

That almost closed

Hangs there swinging

Soft and slow

I can hear every echo

The sound of almost

Maybe all these

Missing pieces

Are the shape of who I am

All the nearlys

All the almosts

All the somedays

That I never had

This is the sound of almost

Borderline and just about

Within an inch

Day in, day out

Every door

That almost closed

Hangs there swinging

Soft and slow

I can hear every echo

The sound of almost

Maybe all these

Missing pieces

Are the shape of who I am

All the nearlys

All the almosts

Have left me

Truly satisfied

This is the sound of almost

Borderline and just about

Within an inch

Day in, day out

Every door

That almost closed

Hangs there swinging

Soft and slow

I can hear every echo

The sound of almost

The sound of almost

The sound of my life

The sound of contentment

This is the sound of almost

You can listen to the song as recorded by The Junkyard Misfits at this link