Almost you fell in love with me   Almost you were my bride to be      But each promise that was made   You have broken and betrayed   And left me with a faded memory      Almost my precious dreams came true   Almost you whispered dear I do      But someone new came by   And you left me here to cry   Oh, how close we were almost      Almost your heart I did possess   Almost you brought me happiness      But my dreams just won't come true   And there's nothing I can do   Oh, how close we were almost