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