I know we want forever
We see it on TV
Every movie is always the same
Oh, it all ends happily

No one left alone crying
Simple love guaranteed
It all seems so divine, perfect timing
Until it's you and me
Oh, until it's you and me

'Cause the edge of North Carolina
Still isn't Tennessee
A loss that came down to the wire
Still means that you got beat
We got so close, but close doesn't cut it
Like a lock that don't quite fit the key
It's easy to almost be something
Just like you and me
Almost meant to be

We tried talking 'til morning
Rewrite all our mistakes
We apologized over and over
I know we tried everything
Now I'm red-eyed and tired
Now there's tears on your face
We just say sorry over and over, I know
Some things never change

'Cause the edge of North Carolina
Still isn't Tennessee
A loss that came down to the wire
Still means that you got beat
We got so close, but close doesn't cut it
Like a lock that don't quite fit the key
It's easy to almost be something
Just like you and me
Almost meant to be

Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh

We got so close, but close doesn't cut it
Like a lock that don't quite fit the key
It's easy to almost be something
Just like you and me
Almost meant to be