Almost, Always

We were fireworks in a glass jar

Sparks in the dark, but never too far

Teasin’ each other in between the scars

Just friends—yeah, we played that part

You had your ghosts, I had my pride

Told myself I’d wait ‘til the moment was right

But the clock kept skipping, we kept missing

Every green light turned to red at night

Then he came in, all charm, all show

And I watched your light start burnin’ low

Wish I’d said something, wish I’d known

What he took when you were all alone

Now you’re crashin’ on my couch at 2 AM

Wearin’ pain like a second skin again

You say you’re tired of holdin’ it in

And I swear I feel you break when you let me in

All those nights I never said your name

Held my breath to keep from fannin’ flames

But you’re the thought I never outran

Guess we were never nothin’

We were almost… always.

You wear my hoodie like armor now

We don’t talk about him, not out loud

But in your silence, I hear the sound

Of the girl I knew tryin’ not to drown

You start smilin’ in that old way

Like your soul remembers brighter days

And I’m scared to hope, scared to say

But maybe you’re lookin’ at me the same

I’d wait forever if you asked me to

Built a shelter outta love for you

You don’t need to fix what’s broken through

You just need someone who sees the truth

Now you’re sittin’ on my roof at 4 AM

Talkin’ stars and what we might’ve been

You say you’re done pretendin’ again

And my heart skips when you say, “It’s always been…”

All those years we let it slip away

Fear held back what we meant to say

But you’re the song I never outran

Guess we were never nothin’

We were almost… always.

You don’t have to be whole to be loved

You don’t need permission to be enough

And I won’t fix you—just hold you close

While you stitch your wings back on alone

But if you want me, I’m already yours

I’ve been knockin’ on that locked heart door

For years, waitin’ on a sign

That you’d finally say

You were mine the whole time

Now we’re dancin’ in the kitchen light

You in my arms, no need to fight

Every almost fades into right

When you whispered, “Should’ve been you all this time…”

No more goodbyes or in-between

You and me—no more could’ve beens

You were the truth I never outran

Guess we were never nothin’

We were almost… always

Now we’re always.