[Verse 1]
Woke up this morning, the house was cold
Checked the furnace, she wasn't burning
Went out and hopped in my old Ford
Hit the engine but she ain't turning
Given each other some hard lessons lately
But we ain't learning
Same sad story, that's a fact
One step up and two steps back

[Verse 2]
Bird on a wire outside my motel room
But he ain't singing
Girl in white outside a church in June
But the church bells, they ain't ringing
I'm sitting here in this bar tonight
And all I'm thinkin' is
How the same old story, same old act
One step up and two steps back

[Verse 3]
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 in our 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
Living one step up and two steps back
[Verse 4]
There's a girl across the bar, I
Get the message she's sending
Mm, she ain't looking too married
Me, well, honey, I pretended
Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms
The music was never ending
We danced as the evening sky faded to black
Moving 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
Oh, baby, we're moving

[Refrain]
One step up and two steps back
One step up and two steps back
One step up and two steps back
Mm, one step up and two steps back
(One step up and two steps back)
(One step up and two steps back)

[Outro]
Ooh, we're moving
One step up and two steps back
Oh, baby