[Verse 1] You left your coat on the kitchen chair One sleeve turned out like you weren’t there I took the long way past your door Then doubled back, then walked some more [Pre-Chorus] If every wrong turn leads to you I’ll take them all, I’ll see them through Say my name—or let it fall I’m coming back through it all [Chorus] Backwards, backwards, step by step Take me back to what we left Backwards, backwards, through the doubt Turn this whole thing inside out (Back again!) I won’t let go (Back again!) You already know Backwards, backwards, step by step Take me back to what we left [Verse 2] The last train’s gone; the platform’s bare Your paper cup is still right there I read the note you never sent And found the nerve to pay the rent On every promise we let break On every silence we mistook for fate [Pre-Chorus] If every wrong turn leads to you I’ll take them all, I’ll see them through Say my name—or let it fall I’m coming back through it all [Chorus] Backwards, backwards, step by step Take me back to what we left Backwards, backwards, through the doubt Turn this whole thing inside out (Back again!) I won’t let go (Back again!) You already know Backwards, backwards, step by step Take me back to what we left [Bridge] No more pretending we were right No more keeping score tonight If we have to start at the start I’ll meet you there with an open heart [Final Chorus] Backwards, backwards, step by step Take me back to what we left Backwards, backwards, through the doubt Turn this whole thing inside out (Back again!) We won’t let go (Back again!) Now you know Backwards, backwards, step by step We can choose what happens next [Outro] One step back, then face ahead Say the words we left unsaid
