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 a-turning

Given each other some hard lessons lately
But we ain't learning
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 singing
Girl in white outside a church in June
But the church bells they ain't ringing

Sitting here in this bar tonight
And all I'm thinking is
How 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, babe, 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

There's a girl across the bar
I get the message she's sending
Mmm, 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

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)