[Verse 1] I almost started the verse just now. I nearly got to the point somehow. But first I should mention the thing I forgot, about the thing before the thing that was almost forgot. [Chorus 1] Almost… almost… almost there, I’m right on the edge of the thought, I swear. One more distraction, one tiny delay, then surely the ending might come my way. [Verse 2] I counted to three but I stopped at two. I opened the door but I couldn't walk through. I wrote the last line and then crossed it out. I cleared my throat right before the doubt. [Chorus 2] Almost… almost… almost done. This time for certain, nowhere to run. Just one more circle, one more little spin, And so this conclusion just might begin. [Verse 3] I tied up the ribbon and locked every door. I said what I said and I said it before, I bowed to the audience, waved goodbye, Then noticed a loose thread and had to retie. [Chorus 3] Almost… almost… almost free. The finish is waiting, just wait for me. A couple more bars and a half-measure rest, Then silence will settle and all will begin. [Verse 4] I promised the ending, I swore on the clock, I marked it in ink and I sealed it with chalk. I practiced the final triumphant refrain… Then remembered a detail and started again. [Outro] Almost… almost… almost near. The last little note is still waiting right here. One more polite cough, one more tiny pause, One more “this time for real” for no reason at all… Almost... almost... almost there. I’m right on the edge of the thought, I swear. One more distraction, one tiny delay, then surely the ending might come my way...
