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 ==Overview==
 The lyrics to version 4 of "Almost Beautiful" likely reference the Sheraton Commander hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near where Cuomo attended Harvard. Similar lyrics appeared in the [[Weezer]] song "[[Sheraton Commander]]" from the EP ''[[SZNZ: Winter]]'' in [[2022]].
-==Known recordings==
-{{Known recordings header}}
-{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Almost Beautiful|Almost Beautiful&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 AO @ 109 -1.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||1:10|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years]]''|}}
-{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Almost Beautiful|Almost Beautiful&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 AO @ 109 -1.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||1:10|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years]]''|}}
-{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Almost Beautiful|Almost Beautiful&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4 verse melo @ 109.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||2:29|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years]]''|}}
-{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Almost Beautiful|Almost Beautiful&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5 verse melo @109 +0.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||2:20|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years]]''|}}
-{{Known recordings footer}}
 ==Lyrics==
-{{Lyric box|
+<tabber>
-===Almost Beautiful (ver. 1)===
+|-|Ver. 5=
-<poem>We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
+<poem>Mommy loved us, Daddy tried
+Yeah, we had some good luck
+We're a seven out of ten
+We're a decent backup
+I know it hurts so bad
+It hurts so bad, I know
+But put your chin up, show a smile
+And try the best that you can
+'Cause we're almost beautiful
+We're almost, almost beautiful
+We're almost beautiful
+We're almost, almost, almost
 Give it up, give it up
 'Cause I love the rain
-Live it up, live it up
+Give it up, give it up
 'Cause I feel no pain
+'Cause we're almost beautiful
+We're almost, almost beautiful
-I be cryin' a hundred tears
+All our old friends think we're cool
-Cryin', cryin' a hundred tears for you
+If they're thinking at all
-I be cryin' a hundred tears
+People get old, move along
-Cryin', cryin' a hundred tears for you
+??? dropping the ball
+It's a lonely life
+It's a lonely life, but so what?
+On the bright side, look at us
+Have we ...
-Don't leave me, no
+'Cause we're almost beautiful
-Don't go away
+We're almost, almost beautiful
-Don't leave me, no
+We're almost beautiful
-Don't go away
+We're almost, almost, almost
-We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
+Give it up, give it up
-We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
+'Cause I love the rain
+Give it up, give it up
-Yes and no
+'Cause I feel no pain
-We do, we don't
+'Cause we're almost beautiful
-I'm holding on
+We're almost, almost beautiful
-You're letting go</poem>}}{{Lyric box|
+</poem>
-===Almost Beautiful (ver. 4)===
+|-|Ver. 4=
 <poem>It doesn't hurt much anymore
 I remember these streets
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 I'm holding on
 You're letting go
-'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa</poem>}}{{Lyric box|
+'Cause we're almost beautiful, oh-whoa</poem>
-===Almost Beautiful (ver. 5)===
+|-|Ver. 1=
-<poem>Mommy loved us, Daddy tried
+<poem>We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
-Yeah, we had some good luck
-We're a seven out of ten
-We're a decent backup
-I know it hurts so bad
-It hurts so bad, I know
-But put your chin up, show a smile
-And try the best that you can
-'Cause we're almost beautiful
-We're almost, almost beautiful
-We're almost beautiful
-We're almost, almost, almost
 Give it up, give it up
 'Cause I love the rain
-Give it up, give it up
+Live it up, live it up
 'Cause I feel no pain
-'Cause we're almost beautiful
-We're almost, almost beautiful
-All our old friends think we're cool
+I be cryin' a hundred tears
-If they're thinking at all
+Cryin', cryin' a hundred tears for you
-People get old, move along
+I be cryin' a hundred tears
-??? dropping the ball
+Cryin', cryin' a hundred tears for you
-It's a lonely life
-It's a lonely life, but so what?
+Don't leave me, no
-On the bright side, look at us
+Don't go away
-Have we ...
+Don't leave me, no
+Don't go away
+We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
+We're almost beautiful, oh-whoa
+Yes and no
+We do, we don't
+I'm holding on
+You're letting go</poem></tabber>
+==Known recordings==
+{{Known recordings header}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Almost Beautiful|Almost Beautiful&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 AO @ 109 -1.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||1:10|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Almost Beautiful|Almost Beautiful&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 AO @ 109 -1.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||1:10|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Almost Beautiful|Almost Beautiful&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4 verse melo @ 109.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||2:29|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years]]''|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Almost Beautiful|Almost Beautiful&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5 verse melo @109 +0.mp3|[[2016]]—[[2017]]||2:20|''[[Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years]]''|}}
-'Cause we're almost beautiful
+{{Known recordings footer}}
-We're almost, almost beautiful
-We're almost beautiful
-We're almost, almost, almost
-Give it up, give it up
-'Cause I love the rain
-Give it up, give it up
-'Cause I feel no pain
-'Cause we're almost beautiful
-We're almost, almost beautiful
-</poem>}}
 ==See also==
 *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
 [[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
 [[Category:Songs on Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years]]