Verse 1
He nearly caught the morning train
Nearly said the words he meant
Nearly won, nearly stayed
Life just brushed him, then it went
He worked, he tried, he played his part
Always one step from the flame
Not the face, not the spark
Just a man with a decent name
Pre-Chorus
Every mirror said “not yet”
Every door was almost kind
Chorus
He was the nearly man
Living on maybe and when
Not broken, just unseen
Not lost, just wearing thin
Then love took his hand
Said “come as you are, my friend”
And the nearly man
Became more than nearly then
Verse 2
Nearly loved and nearly left
Nearly brave enough to stay
Held the world with gentle hands
Still the world just slipped away
Bridge
One small yes, one honest heart
Lit a fire in the dark
Final Chorus
And the nearly man stood tall
When someone finally saw it all
Michael Forty