Three Steps Back

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Verse 1
She was sitting in the driver’s seat, just watching the street
With a notebook in her hand and the winter at her feet
She was documenting business, she was legal, she was right
But a shadow crossed the windshield in the middle of the light
An agent walked up to the door, his eyes were cold as ice
And things were moving way too fast for anyone’s advice.
Verse 2
She put the truck in reverse, she was turning it around
But he didn't want to let her leave that patch of frozen ground
He stepped right in the pathway where the iron meets the knee
A dangerous position for a man who’s supposed to see
The bumper caught his legs and he stumbled on the steel
And the world began to spin behind a heavy rolling wheel.
Chorus (The Hook)
Oh, just gimme three steps, mister
Gimme three steps back
Keep your boots off the bumper
Stay away from the track
If you’d taken three steps, mister
To the left or to the right
We wouldn't have a mother
Dying in the street tonight!
Verse 3
The gun came down hard, it slammed against the hood
The hammer must have tripped right where the agent stood
One shot through the glass, then two more for the ride
And Renee didn't have a place left for her to hide
Now the city’s on fire and the sirens start to moan
‘Cause a man wouldn't move from a dangerous "dead zone."
Verse 4
The brass is on the news now, they’re spinning out a tale
Trying to keep their brother-man from landing in the jail
They say the truck was a weapon, they say he had no choice
But the video is screaming with a loud and steady voice
It shows a man standing where a man shouldn’t be
Creating a disaster that the whole world had to see.
Chorus (The Hook)
Oh, just gimme three steps, mister
Gimme three steps back
Keep your boots off the bumper
Stay away from the track
If you’d taken three steps, mister
To the left or to the right
We wouldn't have a mother
Dying in the street tonight!
Bridge (The Aftermath)
Down on 34th and Portland, there’s a circle in the snow
Where the flowers and the candles and the heavy spirits go
The schools are all locked up and the helicopters fly
While the people in the neighborhood ask the question: "Why?"
You can’t fix a heartbeat with a press release or pride
Not when the truth is written on the SUV’s side.

Oh, just gimme three steps, mister
Gimme three steps back
Keep your boots off the bumper
Stay away from the track
If you’d taken three steps, mister
To the left or to the right
We wouldn't have a mother
Dying in the street tonight!
Outro
Just three little steps...
That’s all it would’ve took, man...
Now the city’s burning...
Just three steps back...

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Verse 1 She was sitting in the driver’s seat, just watching the street With a notebook in her hand and the winter at her feet She was documenting business, she was legal, she was right But a shadow crossed the windshield in the middle of the light An agent walked up to the door, his eyes were cold as ice And things were moving way too fast for anyone’s advice. Verse 2 She put the truck in reverse, she was turning it around But he didn't want to let her leave that patch of frozen ground He stepped right in the pathway where the iron meets the knee A dangerous position for a man who’s supposed to see The bumper caught his legs and he stumbled on the steel And the world began to spin behind a heavy rolling wheel. Chorus (The Hook) Oh, just gimme three steps, mister Gimme three steps back Keep your boots off the bumper Stay away from the track If you’d taken three steps, mister To the left or to the right We wouldn't have a mother Dying in the street tonight! Verse 3 The gun came down hard, it slammed against the hood The hammer must have tripped right where the agent stood One shot through the glass, then two more for the ride And Renee didn't have a place left for her to hide Now the city’s on fire and the sirens start to moan ‘Cause a man wouldn't move from a dangerous "dead zone." Verse 4 The brass is on the news now, they’re spinning out a tale Trying to keep their brother-man from landing in the jail They say the truck was a weapon, they say he had no choice But the video is screaming with a loud and steady voice It shows a man standing where a man shouldn’t be Creating a disaster that the whole world had to see. Chorus (The Hook) Oh, just gimme three steps, mister Gimme three steps back Keep your boots off the bumper Stay away from the track If you’d taken three steps, mister To the left or to the right We wouldn't have a mother Dying in the street tonight! Bridge (The Aftermath) Down on 34th and Portland, there’s a circle in the snow Where the flowers and the candles and the heavy spirits go The schools are all locked up and the helicopters fly While the people in the neighborhood ask the question: "Why?" You can’t fix a heartbeat with a press release or pride Not when the truth is written on the SUV’s side. Oh, just gimme three steps, mister Gimme three steps back Keep your boots off the bumper Stay away from the track If you’d taken three steps, mister To the left or to the right We wouldn't have a mother Dying in the street tonight! Outro Just three little steps... That’s all it would’ve took, man... Now the city’s burning... Just three steps back...

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