Almost Mine

I see you laughing in the sunlight,

But the warmth is never mine to hold.

I trace the edges of a maybe,

While your heart’s a story left untold.

I keep the words behind my teeth,

Hoping someday you might see—

But your eyes are looking past me,

At a dream I’ll never be.

’Cause I love you in the silence,

Where my voice can’t cross the line.

You’re a star I keep on chasing,

But you’ll never be aligned.

And it hurts to keep on hoping,

But I do it all the time…

Loving you feels like loving

Someone who’s almost mine.

You tell me secrets in the twilight,

I swear I feel our shadows blend.

But when you turn to say his name,

I remember where this story ends.

I keep my heart beneath my sleeve,

Praying someday you might need—

But you’re searching in the distance,

For a love that isn’t me.

’Cause I love you in the silence,

Where my voice can’t cross the line.

You’re a star I keep on chasing,

But you’ll never be aligned.

And it hurts to keep on hoping,

But I do it all the time…

Loving you feels like loving

Someone who’s almost mine.

Maybe in another lifetime,

Our roads would intertwine.

But in this one I just keep you,

In the corners of my mind.

So I’ll love you in the silence,

Even if it’s not returned.

Some lessons cut the deepest,

And this one, I have learned.

It’s a cruel and quiet heartbreak,

But it still feels so divine…

Loving you feels like loving

Someone who’s almost mine.