Woke up this mornin'

The house was cold

Checked the furnace she wasn't burnin'

Went out and hopped in my old Ford

Hit the engine but she ain't a turnin'

Givin' each other some hard lessons lately

But we ain't learnin'

Same sad story that's a fact

Once step up and two steps back Bird on a wire outside my motel room but he ain't singin'

Girl in white outside a church in June

But the church bells they ain't ringin'

Sittin' here in this bar tonight

And all I'm thinkin' is

I'm the same old story same old act

One step up and two steps back It's the same thing night all night

Who's wrong and baby who's right

Another fight and I slam the door on

Another battle and a dirty little war

When I look at myself I don't see the man I wanted to be

Somewhere along the line I slipped off track

Movin' one step up and two steps back There's a girl across the bar

I get the message she's sendin'

Mmm she ain't lookin too married

Me, we well honey I'm pretendin'

Last night I dreamed I held you in my amrs

The music was never endin'

We danced as the evening sky faded to black

Movin' one step up and two steps up

(one step up and two steps back)

One step up and two steps back

(one step up and two steps back)

One step up and two steps back

(one step up and two steps back)

One step up and two steps back Ohhh..baby we're movin One step up and two steps back

One step up and two steps back

One step up and two steps back

Mmm..one step up and two steps back

(one step up and two steps back)

(one step up and two steps back)