Steps - Cecil Taylor

How many times have I felt down inside The need to be loved by you? I wanted to show you how good it could be If you would only show a little interest in me You came into my life and turned my head around And just as quickly you put me down Now you don't want to know what I'm going through 'Cause just like I said, it means nothing to you But you run, you just won't show love That's the thing you're frightened of Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh I got this need eating away at my soul An insurmountable need that I just can't control You created this fire, but the flame got too hot You turned and walked away, just leaving me on the spot Yet even now as I stand alone I cling on to hope with every ring of the phone This love I crave ain't doing me no good I need to shut it down, boy, if only I could So you run, you just won't show love That's the thing you're frightened of Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh There's little hope but the fool that I am Still holding on to this dream of a man The taste of his skin, the gentle touch of his hand Is worth waiting for, so I must understand Yes you run, you just won't show love That's the thing you're frightened of Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh You're a runner, you're a runner Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Won't show your love

Here I am, just longing for you once again If your arms would only let me in You'd see the mess I'm in I have dreamed, your heart will come and rescue me Oh baby, set me free, only your love can win You are only a heartbeat away, baby (baby) And my love one day will find you It will remind you When it comes your way (it comes your way) When it comes your way Here I am, my heart in the palm of your hand Your every wish is my command Darling understand (understand) If I live a lie, then all my dreams are doomed to die Oh baby, just let me try, to have my heart's desire You are only a heartbeat away (heartbeat away), baby (baby) And my love (my love) one day will find you It will remind you When it comes your way (it comes your way) When it comes your way Ooh, but my feelings are in vain Ooh, just like feelings They won't go away My love remains In my heart we'll always stay You're only a heartbeat away (heartbeat away), baby (baby) And my love (oh yeah) one day will find you It will remind you When it comes your way (oh, when it comes your way) When it comes your way You're always in my heart to stay (my heart to stay), baby (baby) Love comes (love comes) once in a lifetime I think it's high time (high time) Our hearts beat as one (oh-oh, yeah) Our hearts beat as one They beat as one

"You're gonna shine so bright", your mama told you The apple of her eye, her little soldier When life is getting hard and getting cold You wanna run, you wanna run Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, we all want the same things Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, some just don't admit it Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, blink and you'll miss it The world, we want the world You don't need to worry now You don't need to worry now The sky keeps on changing You don't need to work it out You don't need to work it out Keep your head in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds Keep your head in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds, clouds Your daddy raised you up to be a fighter He said to take your time and build your fire Those shooting stars, you know they burn so bright But then they're gone, but then they're gone Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, you race to the finish Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, but you're just beginning Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, blink and you'll miss it The world, we want the world You don't need to worry now You don't need to worry now The sky keeps on changing You don't need to work it out You don't need to work it out Keep your head in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds Keep your head in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds, clouds Ooh yeah, it's better up here It's better to dance in the rain, yeah Oh, got nothing to fear now, don't worry now Ooh yeah, it's better up here It's better to dance in the rain, yeah Oh, got nothing to fear, don't worry now, now ooh You don't need to worry now You don't need to worry now The sky keeps on changing You don't need to work it out You don't need to work it out Keep your head in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds Keep your head in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds In the clouds, in the clouds, clouds

Put your lips close to mine As long as they don't touch Out of focus, eye to eye 'Til the gravity's too much And I'll do anything you say If you say it with your hands And I'd be smart to walk away But you're quicksand This slope is treacherous This path is reckless This slope is treacherous And I, I, I like it I can't decide if it's a choice Getting swept away I hear the sound of my own voice Asking you to stay All we are is skin and bone Trained to get along Forever going with the flow But you're friction This slope is treacherous This path is reckless This slope is treacherous I, I, I like it Two headlights shine through the sleepless night And I will get you, get you alone Your name has echoed through my mind And I just think you should, think you should know That nothing safe is worth the drive And I would follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home This hope is treacherous This daydream is dangerous This hope is treacherous I, I, I I, I, I I, I, I Two headlights shine through the sleepless night And I will get you, get you alone Your name has echoed through my mind And I just think you should, think you should know That nothing safe is worth the drive And I will follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home I'll follow you, follow you home This slope is treacherous I, I, I like it

Elevator buttons and morning air Strangers' silence makes me wanna take the stairs If you were here, we'd laugh about their vacant stares But right now, my time is theirs Seems like there's always someone who disapproves They'll judge it like they know about me and you And the verdict comes from those with nothing else to do The jury's out, but my choice is you So don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours You never know what people have up their sleeves Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me Lurking in the shadows with their lip-gloss smiles But I don't care, 'cause right now you're mine And you'll say, "Don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours" And it's not theirs to speculate if it's wrong, and Your hands are tough, but they are where mine belong, and I'll fight their doubt and give you faith with this song for you 'Cause I love the gap between your teeth And I love the riddles that you speak And any snide remarks from my father about your tattoos Will be ignored, 'cause my heart is yours So don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine And life makes love look hard Don't you worry your pretty little mind People throw rocks at things that shine But they can't take what's ours They can't take what's ours The stakes are high, the water's rough But this love is ours

Tall, dark, and superman He puts papers in his briefcase and drives away To save the world or go to work It's the same thing to me He's got his mothers eyes, his father's ambition I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him I hang on every word you say And you smile and say, "How are you?" I'll say, "Just fine" I always forget to tell you I love you, I love you forever I watch superman fly away You've got a busy day today Go save the world, I'll be around And I watch superman fly away Come back, I'll be with you someday I'll be right here on the ground When you come back down Tall, dark and beautiful He's complicated, he's irrational But I hope someday you'll take me away and save the day, yeah Something in his deep brown eyes has me singing He's not all bad like his reputation And I can't hear one single word they say And you leave, got places to be and I'll be okay I always forget to tell you I love you I loved you from the very first day I watch superman fly away You've got a busy day today Go save the world I'll be around And I watch superman fly away Come back, I'll be with you someday I'll be right here on the ground When you come back down And I watch you fly around the world And I hope you don't save some other girl Don't forget, don't forget about me I'm far away but I'll never let you go I'm lovestruck and looking out the window Don't forget, don't forget where I'll be Right here, wishing the flowers were from you Wishing the card was from you Wishing the call was from you 'Cause I've loved you from the very first day I watch superman fly away You've got a busy day today Go save the world, I'll be around Forever and ever I watch superman fly away I swear, I'll be with you someday I'll be right here on the ground When you come back down La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la When you come back down