Almost Anything

(hmmm-mm-mmm) Mom, you know my secrets,

You know my every dream,

You’re the one I talk to

When nothing’s what it seems.

I tell you when I’m worried,

I tell you when I’m sad,

You somehow always know

How to make the bad days glad.

But there’s one little secret

I keep behind my smile,

And every time I think to tell you,

I change the subject for a while.

I can tell you anything,

Almost anything at all,

But when you ask about that boy,

I suddenly get small.

I can tell you all my stories,

Every thought inside my head,

But I can’t say his name out loud,

So I just smile instead.

It’s funny how I trust you

With everything I do,

But somehow, Mom, I’m still too scared To tell you that I

like him too.

You’ve heard about my friendships,

You know my favorite songs,

You know the things I worry about When I think that I’m

wrong.

You’ve helped me through the hard days,

You’ve watched me learn and grow,

But there’s one thing about my heart That I’m not ready to

show.

Because every time he walks by,

I forget what I was saying,

And when somebody says his name,

I can’t stop myself from smiling.

Maybe someday I’ll walk

up to you And finally say his name.

Maybe I’ll laugh and tell you How I never felt this way.

And you’ll probably just smile at me Like you already knew,

Because somehow moms can always tell The things we never say

out loud.

I can tell you anything,

And maybe someday I’ll tell you this.

About the boy who makes me smile,

And gives my heart a little twist.

You’re the person I can trust With

every dream I’m holding to,

So maybe, Mom, one day I’ll say,

“I think I’m falling for him too.”

Until then, it’s my little secret,

The one thing I keep inside.

I can tell you anything,

Mom…

Just not about that boy tonight.

(not tonight)