"what i almost had" lyrics

Look out your window, you'll catch me crying
Sulking in silence, sitting in the car
Cold Colorado, I'm off to college
You're hanging hostage, still working at the bar

Do you always get this nervous in the spring, my dear?
Tell me, is it any easier this year?

Though I tried my best, there's no forgetting you
Had it all worked out, but life had plans for you too
Since I made it out of this small town, I figured you would stick around
But I can't get back what I almost had with you
Oh, what I almost had with you

I'm too shy to talk, so we took a walk
Too dumb to make you laugh, instead I pissed you off
I quit making noise to hang with the boys
Making excuses, doing things I don't enjoy

Do you always get this nervous in the spring, my dear?
Tell me, is it any easier this year?

Though I tried my best, there's no forgetting you
Had it all worked out, but life had plans for you too
Since I made it out of this small town, I figured you would stick around
But I can't get back what I almost had with you
Oh, what I almost had with you

Four more days till we last speak after a track meet
You're in the front, I'm in the backseat
Of your best friend's truck when he turns and he says he's a cold-headed fuck
And I was way too young to realize it's dead in the winter, it's gone by the springtime
You can just drop me by the stop sign
I know it's cold, I'll be fine