Almost Love

Intro – Tems

Mmm, yeah Oh-oh You know I tried I really tried But something keeps bringing me back to you

Verse 1 – Drake

You only call when the city's getting quiet I know your pride, you don't wanna fight it You got a way of making me forget All the little things I said I wouldn't regret

I been somewhere between love and ambition You wanted my heart, I gave you conditions You wanted the truth, I gave you a distance Now we're both pretending that we don't feel the difference

I heard you been going out more Got somebody waiting by your front door I shouldn't care, but I still check Funny how the things you lose become your biggest regrets

Pre-Chorus – Tems

Why do you come around When I'm finally finding my way? You say you want me now But where were you yesterday?

I don't wanna be your maybe I don't wanna be your sometimes If you're gonna love me, love me Don't just come around at night

Chorus – Drake & Tems

Come a little closer Don't let this feeling go We don't have to tell nobody Things they don't need to know

I know we've been through changes But something feels the same If we're gonna do this over Don't make me feel this way again

Verse 2 – Tems

You say you miss the way I hold you But do you miss me or the feeling? You say you never meant to hurt me But you keep giving me reasons

I gave you all my patience You gave me conversations We keep going through the motions But never change the situation

I need something I can trust Not another almost-love If you really want my heart You should know what it is worth

Verse 3 – Drake

Look, I know I got a habit of disappearing Then showing up like I was never really missing You know the difference between attention and commitment I was busy counting blessings, you were questioning intentions

I could fly you out tomorrow, that's the easy part Harder to be present when somebody needs your heart You were never asking for too much I was giving you the minimum and calling it enough

And I know you got a life outside of me I just hate that there's a side of you I never get to see You got everybody thinking you're the happiest you've been But I know that little smile, I know what's underneath

Chorus – Drake & Tems

Come a little closer Don't let this feeling go We don't have to tell nobody Things they don't need to know

I know we've been through changes But something feels the same If we're gonna do this over Don't make me feel this way again

Bridge – Tems, Powerful Vocals

Oh, I don't wanna run I don't wanna hide I just wanna know If you're really on my side

Give me something real Something I can feel I don't wanna dream About a love that isn't here

Final Outro – Drake & Tems

Maybe in another life We would've got the timing right Maybe I was too caught up Trying to make the whole world mine

Mmm, maybe But I'm still here Somewhere between the love And the fear

Together: Closer than before But further than we were If love is what we're looking for Why does it still hurt?

Tems' vocals fade over a soft piano and an atmospheric Afrobeat rhythm.

Ohhhhh... Closer... Closer than before.