Taylor Swift - The Road to Almost (Official Music Video)

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... We were always one step closer Never quiet enough to stay You would reach for my hand in the darkness And pull your heart away We had plans written on napkins Little dreams beneath our names But every time I called it forever, you would hesitate I remember Sunday mornings, your shoes beside my door The way you said you loved me, and left me wanting more There were nights beneath the streetlights, when everything felt right But somehow every beautiful moment ended before daylight Maybe we were made of timing, that was always slightly wrong Maybe almost can't feel like forever, when you've waited long enough We took the road to where every sign said maybe We were close enough to touch it, never close enough to stay You gave me half a promise, I gave you everything We built a house from possibilities, and called it something real We took the road to almost every place we dreamed I kept believing one more would bring you back to me But some roads don't lead to forever, no matter how far you go And I finally stopped pretending, that almost meant I was home I kept your number in my phone long after we stopped talking I knew the hours you were working, the streets you'd probably be walking I knew the coffee shop you favored, the songs you couldn't stand And somehow I knew everything, except where I really stood My friends would ask about us, I'd smile and change the subject I became an expert at pretending, that uncertainty was love You said you needed more time, I said I understood But waiting for somebody's certainty, wasn't doing me any good There comes a point in every story, where the question isn't why It's whether you're willing to keep losing parts of yourself to keep it alive We took the road to where every sign said maybe You kept reaching for tomorrow and for someday You gave me half of everything I kept mistaking your hesitation for a reason to believe We took the road to all the truth, I'd forever think for you But some roads don't lead to forever, no matter how far you go And I finally stopped pretending, that almost meant I was home I found an old map in a drawer, with your handwriting on the side You'd circled places we would travel, drawn stars where we'd arrive I held it for a minute, then folded it away Not because the dreams were foolish, but because they weren't mine to save You were never really leaving, you were never really here You lived somewhere between I love you and everything I needed to hear And I can't spend another lifetime, standing at a door that's closed Hoping that the person on the other side will finally choose to come home So I left the road to almost, took a turn I couldn't see I stopped measuring my future by what you might become to me And gave back every place, that was never mine to keep I let the unfinished story, finally fall asleep We took the road to almost, but I don't regret the miles They taught me how to recognize, the difference between love and denial You were part of my becoming, but you don't decide where I go Some roads lead to forever, and some teach you when to let go Now there's sunlight through my window, and the suitcase by the door I'm not waiting for your footsteps, I'm not waiting anymore Maybe we were almost something, maybe that's all we'll ever know But I found myself somewhere beyond, the road to almost Road to almost