This time we almost made the pieces fit, didn't we girl?
This time we almost made some sense of it, didn't we girl?
This time I had the answer right here in my hand.
Then I touched it, and it had turned to sand.
This time we almost sang our song in tune-didn't we girl?
This time we almost made it to the moon, didn't we girl?
This time, we almost made a poem rhyme!
And this time we almost made that long hard climb.
Didn’t we almost make it?…this time.

This time I had the answer right here in my hand.
Then I touched it, and it had turned to sand.
This time we almost sang the song in tune-didn't we girl?
This time we almost made it to the moon, didn't we girl?
This time, we almost made a poem rhyme!
And this time we almost made that long hard climb.
Didn't we almost make it?
Didn't we almost make it?   Didn’t we almost make it?
…this time.