We Almost Got It Together lyrics

We almost got it together
And I`ll be your favourite thing
Stand by the river with hard-luck eyes
And I`ll just be open and sing
I was only trying to surprise
I wish I was like the frog-princess
And I`d never tell you lies
And down by the soil of the hard-life
They like to greet us with smiles
They like to tell us their good hostess
Had travelled a million miles
But you`d like it written closer
Yes, you`d like it written pure
If I told you this -
Would you miss my kiss?
No - you`d come right back for more

Oh, I`d like to be
What I want to be
But you want to carry on
But you need to take
What you have to take
But I`ll still be here when you`re gone

And there`s a light by your window
And I`d like to capture you by there
And I`d like to hold you for all to see
But they don`t really care
And if I said you`re no peccadillo
Yes, I said you`re a major thing
Would you stand by me?
At the corner dock
And say, `yes, this girl is the swing!`

Oh, I`d like to be
What I want to be
But you want to carry on
But you need to take
What you have to take
But I`ll still be here when you`re gone

And I`d like another cue
That`s why I strain to see
And I`d like the best in you
`Cos you write the best in me
They were sure that I`d be burning
Yes -
So their tart swerve to here might be
But if I said `you`re gold, inside`,
Yes and if you were true to me
Would you hang around with that creepy smile
And crawl home back to me

Oh, I`d like to be
What I want to be
But you want to carry on
But you need to take
What you have to take
But I`ll still be here when you`re gone