[Verse 1] I lace up hope Like it’s armor on me But the road keeps bending Where I swear it should be I take one breath Then the ground pulls away Every plan I build Turns to dust by noon today [Pre-Chorus] I push, I push It slips from my hands I reach for a door And it turns to sand I keep saying, “next time” But next time won’t stay [Chorus] One step forward Two steps back I keep on moving But I fall right back One step forward Two steps back Tell me how to leave When the world won’t act One step forward Two steps back [Verse 2] Bills pile up Like rain in a storm drain Faces look tired And they all say the same “Keep your head down Keep your place in line” But the line keeps stretching And it eats my time [Pre-Chorus] I push, I push It slips from my hands I reach for a door And it turns to sand I keep saying, “next time” But next time won’t stay [Chorus] One step forward Two steps back I keep on moving But I fall right back One step forward Two steps back Tell me how to leave When the world won’t act One step forward Two steps back [Profound Spoken Interlude] Maybe I’m not broken Maybe the road is Maybe every heart here Is just holding on If I crawl through the wreckage If I stand in the rain I can hear my own name Say it again [Final Chorus] One step forward Two steps back I keep on moving But I fall right back One step forward Two steps back Tell me how to leave When the world won’t act One step forward Two steps back
