We Almost Made It

Like a new moon rising from now on I will read it to the reason of the seasons as they come There'll be no surprise now she's gone And we almost made it, but it was clear all along All the truth I tasted was only ever in a song All the time I wasted in the hope that I would belong There was a white pheasant sighting off the coast It came close and abided with the things that I loved most And there I was invited, a heavenly host And we almost made it, it was clear all along All the truth I tasted was only ever in a song All the time I wasted in the hope that I would belong I know when the heartache started That was when the hope departed Somewhere in the wilting wheat, she was right there all along From a ship out on the water, I heard your call Like a siren singing softly, it resounded in the hall And when I crashed on your rocks, it was the best story of all And we almost made it, and it was clear all along All the truth we tasted was only ever in a song All the time we wasted in the hope that we would belong