Almost Loveable
On our first date you said
I like you
On our second date you said,
I can see where you’re comin’ from
On our third date you said
Honey you make me laugh
On our fourth date you took my hand
Looked me in the eye and said
Baby I love the way you smile
I love the way you look at me
I love the chocolates, and the candy
The flowers and the valentine
I’m not trying to be mean
When I say to you,
Baby you’re almost loveable
In every little thing you do.
Almost loveable has got to be better
Than not loveable at all
Every woman up until you
Has run away from me.
They take one look,
Listen to me speak
Then high tail it out of here
So I guess almost loveable
Is better than not loveable at all.
I love song lyrics; with the right melody you can say almost anything and still make a million dollars. I just can’t find the right melody!! For me poetry has to stand alone, with songs as I said you can say anything and hide behind a great melody.
Morpethroad 
Oh – this felt heart crushing.
I comment on that lyrics/music sometimes & say – If I came up with that – it would be a flop. Some people are just at the right place – at the right time & know the right people.
RoSy I will take that as a compliment I think. If you are almost loveable there is still hope, don’t you think?
And – as long as there is hope… 😉
As long as…..
Aside from the heart crushing lyrics, I can hear the music of your heart.
Oh thank you, that is so lovely you can hear the music of my heart as it is superior to the music of my mouth. Thank you J lynn
hey maybe you will make your million man….smiles.
almost loveable has a bitter sweet taste, just a nip of a doubt
it is better than being not loveable, but i would wonder
why it was not fully…you know…ha
Thank you Brian yes there is a bitter taste when you are not quite there
But somehow, the beauty of such words makes it alright…
Dee
Thank you Dee.
Almost loveable is like settling. Yes they do write songs about anything. . . So do we writers. It’s personal taste. A pretty good almost love poem. 🙂
Thanks Kim you made me smile.
Not only can he write poetry, but he comes up with: For me poetry has to stand alone, with songs … you can say anything and hide behind a great melody.
Thanks LynI take it you approve?
😀
Ah the almost lovable quandary. I’m sure it will pass and you’ll be totally lovable. Don’t we all want to be lovable. I loved this though. Women sometimes are in the same position, almost lovable. Sad really.
It’s a life long quest!
Here also…….
Good we are must be on the same wavelength
Looks like we are
Lucky eh!
Almost loveable…what a thing to say to someone… Ok, I’m rooting for you to find that perfect melody and make your millions…you can do it!
Thanks for the encouragement I shall work on it.
It is a lovely song
Thank you Vandana, did you find your toe was tapping to the rhyme?
Oh Michael..is almost loveable do-able? Take me completely for who and what I am…does the almost loveable leave open to I will change the part of you I don’t like…? Very interesting piece my friend. 🙂
All of those things I think Jenny though I do think the expression is very tongue in cheek. I am who I am. Take it or leave it.
🙂 that I know
That was a sad, but lovely piece. I consider that if we changed to suit someone else, in time we probably wouldn’t be happy. It’s often not our fault if a relationship doesn’t work out. There are might be some things in the other person’s past we don’t know that keep them form emotionally connecting with us. I found in the past when I was still dating, that it was better to just part as friends, if possible, and move on.
Good comment patricia and thanks for saying that I think what you say is true, being yourself is all important. And parting friends is I think everyone’s aim in relationship should it end at any time.
That was a sad, but lovely piece. I believe that if we change just to suit someone else, in time we might not be happy. Sometimes there could be something in a person’s past we know nothing about that prevents them from emotionally connecting with us. I found that in the past when I was still dating, it was better to just try to part as friends, if possible, and move on.
yes you are right about the…anything goes if covered by some music…but then think of the lyrics of Joni Mitchell…Bob Dylan and up to date the words in Amy Winehouse’s music..it’s not always true.
Yes Geraldine I do agree I was making a very generalised comment there, there are some songwriters whose lyrics are far better than their music…..thanks for the comment, please call again..
so beautiful so beautiful dear Michael, Thank you, love, nia
Thank you Nia happy you enjoyed this poem.
Michael… anyone being almost lovable… has to be almost good… and I love that you use baby… no hit have ever been written without that word.
Thanks Bjorn, then maybe I am half way there you think? I love it that you are the first reader to pick up on that.
And if you write in Spanish… remember to write include corazón 🙂
I’ll keep that in mind. You think the song should include reference to heart, I think that’s a good idea. If I wrote in Lithuanian as I have a friend there I would use kudikis/baby, which doesn’t seem to have the kudos to me. Thanks again Bjorn.
I think your lyrics seem light on the surface, but they hide that person with low self-esteem. We all know someone, who is happier with a crumb than he/she should be and doesn’t really find and appreciate themselves. Also this would make a good song – in several different modes – pop, country or folk. I could imagine it several different ways and tempos. Well done.
Thank you Gay, I see it as a country song. In fact about thirty years I did write one using the almost loveable tag. No where near as ‘good’ as this one.