I'm only one step ahead of heartbreak One step ahead of misery One step is all I have to take Backwards, to be the same old fool for you I used to be I'm only one step ahead of your arms One kiss away from your sweet lips I know I can't afford to stop for one moment Cos I'm just out of reach of your fingertips Your warm breath on my shoulder Keeps reminding me That it's too soon to forget you It's too late to be free, can't you see? I'm only one step ahead of your love I try and yet I can't take two Seems like I'll have to take that one step backwards Cos one step ahead is a step too far away from you. Cos one step ahead is a step too far away from you. Just one step ahead is a step too far away from you.

One step ahead and you're up One step behind and you're down, you're down You've got to be where that spotlight is shining One step ahead and you're up One step behind and you're down, you're down You've got to be where that spotlight is shining, shining One day you won't hear a sound And there'll be no one around, around (Once there was never that spotlight on you) Shining, shining, shining, shining on you One step ahead and you're up (tell it tell it to the world now) One step behind and you're down (and let them know you're down) You've got to be where that spotlight is shining (You've gotta be, I said you've gotta be where it's shining) One day you won't hear a sound, there's no one around (Once there was never that spotlight) Shining Woah-oh-oh, you know in these times When the world is full of nothing but wars and lies And crimes and and hatred And modernization becomes the mother of civilization Nations turning against nations We need to stop, look around Because there is a light, light enough A light to keep nations together as one And if we are one step ahead then we know we are up And if we are one step behind we know we're down So you see we've got to be rocking, rocking, rocking, see One step ahead and you're up (tell that to the children) One step behind and you're down (and let them, let them know) You've got to be where that spotlight

The love that I've waited and longed for is here in my arms at last But she doesn't know all about me I'm just one step ahead of my past Now I'm walking the old straight and narrow but yesterday's coming up fast Cause you can't keep people from talking I'm just one step ahead of my past Cause when I played at love I made my mistakes where everyone could see Now I'm wondering if she'll understand is always haunting me Will the news break the heart of my darling And close the door to my future at last Till the day she knows all about me I'm one step ahead of my past