I almost said I love you

Verse 1

I almost said I love you,

I don’t know why it crossed my mind,

For just a second, I forgot

All the reasons I drew that line.

Something in me started breaking,

Something I couldn’t hide,

But the words got stuck inside my throat,

And I swallowed them with pride.

Pre-Chorus

’Cause I know better than that,

I’ve been down that road before,

I know what happens when you give your heart

And they leave you wanting more.

Chorus

I almost said I love you,

But I stopped before it came out,

Something broke me at the moment

That I wanted to say it loud.

Maybe I still feel something,

Maybe that’s what scares me most,

’Cause I almost said I love you

To the person I should know

Better than to love.

Verse 2

I don’t know what came over me,

Maybe loneliness got too loud,

Maybe for a little while

I thought you’d never let me down.

But my heart remembered everything

My mind tried to forget,

So I held those three words back

And I’m glad I did instead.

Bridge

Maybe someday I’ll say it

And I won’t have to be afraid,

But tonight I’ll keep it to myself,

Let the feeling fade away.

I’d rather miss you silently

Than lose myself again,

’Cause I know better than to fall

For someone who might leave in the end.

Final Chorus

I almost said I love you,

But I stopped before it came out,

Something broke me at the moment

That I wanted to say it loud.

Maybe I still feel something,

Maybe that’s what scares me most,

’Cause I almost said I love you…

But I know better than that.

Yeah, I almost said I love you—

But I took my heart back.