So Close

I talk about these things just to get on through
 The things I love that the devil hates in you
 Like the joy you bring when you laugh and sing
 I think about the times we never had
 I saw you once again with your lovely lad
 Nothing I can do
 These things are true
 Just like the sun shine
 Makes the moon glow
 And we came so close
 A wrong turn when you begin a trip
 Even if you're off by just a little bit
 After a while it's miles and miles
 Well, goddamn, girl
 Don't you think about it?
 You and me and the world
 And how we'd fly around it?
 On the joy you bring
 When you laugh and sing
 And, baby, you'd come
 As I go
 And we came so close
 And you'd shine
 And I'd glow
 But we'll never know
 You start out east
 Me in the west
 We laid the track
 We did our best
 When at last we met at The Great Divide
 We were off by miles on either side
 The stage is set
 I'm in the front row
 But you missed the show
 And we came so close
 We came so close
 We came so close