Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Almost made you love me, almost made you cry
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Almost made you happy, babe , didn't I, didn't I?
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You almost had me thinkin' you were turned around
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But everybody knows, almost doesn't count
[Verse 2]
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Almost heard you saying you were finally free
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What was always missing for you, babe, you found it in me
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But, you can't get to heaven half off the ground
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Everybody knows, almost doesn't count
[Chorus]
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I can't keep on loving you one foot outside the door
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I hear a funny hesitation of a heart that's never really sure
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Can't keep on trying if you're looking for more, than all that
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I can give you than what you came here for
[Verse 3]
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Gonna find me somebody not afraid to let go
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Want a no doubt, be there kind of man you came real close
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But every time you built me up , you only let me down
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But everybody knows, almost doesn't count
[Bridge]
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Hey , hey (everybody knows)
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Hey, hey hey
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can't keep on waiting, can't keep on trying
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Everybody knows , almost doesn't count
[Chorus]
D#m7
I can't keep on loving you one foot outside the door
C# Cbmaj9
I hear a funny hesitation of a heart that's never really sure
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Can't keep on trying if you're looking for more, than all that
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I can give you than what you came here for
[Verse 4]
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Maybe you'll be sorry, maybe you'll be cold
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Maybe you'll come running back, baby, from the cruel, cruel world
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Almost convinced me you're gonna stick around
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But everybody knows, almost doesn't count
[Outro]
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So maybe I'll be here, maybe I'll see you around
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That's the way it goes, almost doesn't count