Almost Doesn't Count
Almost Doesn't Count

Brandy - Almost Doesn't Count Lyrics

R&B/Soul
May 29, 1998
714
Almost Doesn't Count Music Video

Almost Doesn't Count Lyrics

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Almost made you love me
Almost made you cry
Almost made you happy, babe
Didn't I? Didn't I?
You almost had me thinking
You were turned around
But everybody knows
Almost doesn't count

Almost heard you saying
You were finally free
What was always missing for you, babe
You found it in me
But you can't get to Heaven
Half off the ground
Everybody knows
Almost doesn't count

I can't keep on loving you
One foot outside the door
I hear a funny hesitation
Of a heart that's never really sure
Can't keep on trying
If you're looking for more
Than all that I could give you
Than what you came here for

Gonna find me somebody
Not afraid to let go
Want a no-doubt-be-there kind of man
You came real close
But every time you built me up
You only let me down
But everybody knows (everybody knows)
Almost doesn't count (almost doesn't count)

(Hey) ohh
(Hey) ooh, everybody knows
(Hey) yeah, yeah, yeah
(Hey-yeah)
(Hey) can't keep on, baby
(Hey) can't keep on trying
Everybody knows (everybody knows)
Almost doesn't count

(I can't keep on)
I can't keep on loving (woo-woo) you
One foot outside the door
(I) I hear a funny hesitation (ooh)
Of a heart that's never (never) really sure
Can't keep on trying (no no)
If you're looking for more
Than all that I could give you
Than what you came here for

Maybe you'll be sorry
Maybe you'll be cold
Maybe you'll come running back, babe
From the cruel, cruel world
Almost convinced me
You're gonna stick around
But everybody knows (everybody knows)
Almost doesn't count

So maybe I'll be here
Maybe I'll see you around
That's the way it goes
Almost doesn't count

Writer(s): Guy Roche, Shelly Peiken
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Who wrote the song 'Almost Doesn't Count'?

    'Almost Doesn't Count' was written by Shelly Peiken and Guy Roche. The lyrics were inspired by an unfruitful on-again, off-again relationship that Peiken experienced during her college years.

  2. When was 'Almost Doesn't Count' released?

    'Almost Doesn't Count' was released as the fourth single from Brandy's second studio album, Never Say Never, on March 23, 1999.

  3. How did critics respond to 'Almost Doesn't Count'?

    'Almost Doesn't Count' received positive reviews from music critics. They praised Brandy's vocal performance and considered it one of the highlights of the Never Say Never album.

  4. Was there a music video for 'Almost Doesn't Count'?

    Yes, a music video directed by Kevin Bray was released in April 1999. It features Brandy as an unnoticed wedding guest in the backyard of an expressway hotel after her car breaks down in the Mojave Desert.

  5. Did 'Almost Doesn't Count' receive any awards or nominations?

    'Almost Doesn't Count' earned Brandy a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards and won a BMI Pop Award in 2000.

  6. Has anyone else covered 'Almost Doesn't Count'?

    Yes, American country music artist Mark Wills covered 'Almost Doesn't Count.' His version reached number 19 on Billboard's US Hot Country Songs chart in 2000.

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