Almost (the one before the one) Lyrics

I was a little numb from the last

And he was unattached to the past

I became his favourite way to kill some time

But it felt real and I thought we could be

Like in the movies, falling so carelessly

But that was just me

I'm always the one before the one

While he figures out just what he wants

He takes me to parties, I stay the night

Get ready to leave by the daylight

'Cause I am just the one before the one

While he figures out just what he wants

All of my friends know, I bet his don't

They ask, "is it official?"

I say, "almost, almost"

I'll watch as he becomes a better man

For the next girl who won't have to stand on the sidelines

And I gave all I had, a little too fast, didn't think twice

Just waited and waited, hoping we could be

Like in the movies, falling so carelessly

But that was just me

I'm always the one before the one

While he figures out just what he wants

He takes me to parties, I stay the night

Get ready to leave by the daylight

'Cause I am just the one before the one

While he figures out just what he wants

All of my friends know, I bet his don't

They ask, "is it official?"

I say, "almost, almost"

I almost called his bluff

He almost used the word love

We almost broke up

But almost is not enough

I'm always the one before the one

Soon he'll figure out I'm not what he wants

I wrote so many songs to prove myself wrong

But I was just stringing myself along

'Cause I was just the one before the one

While he figures out just what he wants

Both of my parents know, I bet his don't

They ask, "is it official?"

I say, "almost, almost, almost"