[Title: Almost Got Away Tempo: Relaxed, Mid-tempo Groove (84 BPM) Instrumentation: Warm acoustic guitar, a dry "thump" of a kick drum, and a lazy pedal steel.] [Verse 1] The porch light’s humming like a broken heart Watching all the "might-have-beens" just fall apart I’ve got a suitcase full of "better luck next times" And a head full of rhythm and some cheap-shelf rhymes I’m looking at the weeds growing through the floor Wondering why I didn't leave a year before The lock is rusty but the hinges are loose I’m finally untying the golden noose. [Pre-Chorus] And it’s a funny thing, isn't it? How you can live in a box until you don't fit I’m not looking for a sign or a grand parade I’m just stepping out of the place we made. [Chorus] And I almost... I almost got away I was just a minute shy of a brand new day I was stuck in the mud, I was part of the scene Just a colored-in version of a life in between But I found a little light, I found a little room I’m finally seeing how the wildflowers bloom It’s funny how the price is the thing you don't pay When you almost... almost got away. [Verse 2] I’ll be halfway to Vegas by the time you’re awake Probably stopping for a burger and a chocolate shake You can keep the records and the velvet chair I’m taking the things that I can actually wear I used to think that leaving was a heavy sin But it’s just a different door that you’re walking in I’m a hundred miles out and the air is sweet I’m liking the feeling of the heat on the street. [Bridge] They say "bloom where you’re planted" but I’m not a rose I’m more like the wind and the way that it blows I’m done with the "maybe," I’m done with the "if" I’m jumping right off of the edge of the cliff And I’m landing on my feet. [Final Chorus] Yeah, I almost... I almost got away I was just a minute shy of a brand new day I was stuck in the mud, I was part of the scene Just a colored-in version of a life in between But I found a little light, I found a little room I’m finally seeing how the wildflowers bloom It’s funny how the price is the thing you don't pay When you almost... almost got away. [Outro] Almost got away. Checking the rearview... Nah, nothing to see. Just the road. Almost got away.
