Take a Step Back (Live) - Grateful Dead

I'm in denial Of my surroundings. They're ancient ruins — Or so they became When I shut the world out To reach for something Beyond the walls that I built to keep safe. My hope is bare; I think I need to Take a step back and Fill my lungs with air And try to resuscitate The man that died inside To see if he is worth saving. Am I a victim of my own mind? I'm tearing these walls down daily; I'm breaking them bit by bit. My feet and my hands take a beating, As I fight to let daylight in. It's up to you if you want to end the suffering And pick your feet up when you feel you're at your end. It doesn't matter if it leads to nothing; At least you tried to make it right again. It's up to you but you still need to learn to breathe And just take a step back before you fall to your knees. And don't stop the fight to find your daylight. You won't be the victim of your own mind! My hope is bare; I think I need to Take a step back and Fill my lungs with air And try to resuscitate The man that died inside To see if he is worth saving. Am I a victim of my own mind? Am I a victim of my own mind? Am I a victim of my own...

Take a step back Take a look at your life Hug your children Kiss your wife Know your neighbor Leave the keys in your truck Do yourself a favor 'n Try your luck Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back Take a step back To the way it was When people were crazy 'n Love was enough A little more old soul A little more lay low Gimme just a little more of your heart I said ready, set, start Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back No more tomorrows No more today got away from me Come on, bring it on home 1,2,3 Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back, You Know It Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back Everybody stop, yes sir Take a step back

Take a step back, take a step back It's all big talk until something happens The words mean nothing 'til they're followed by actions Keep your mouth moving but your body still You'll never hit the target if you're shooting empty shells Slow it down now And take a step back, take a step back Hold on tighter We're gonna make this count It's a shot in the dark, against all odds They said we'd never make it this far Well, look at us now We've found our way Life is what you make of it, so maybe your own faults Wonder what we could bend Looking back on all of this, I wanna know I made the best Saving my rest for the grave Pulling out of pockets to show what we got Asleep at the wheel, dreaming and driving Rather hit rock bottom than be stuck second guessing They have the answers but they don't know the questions Come on, let's make something happen We'll make mistakes and not learn our lessons Slow it down now And take a step back, take a step back Hold on tighter We're gonna make this count It's a shot in the dark, against all odds They said we'd never make it this far Well, look at us now We've found our way Life is what you make of it, so maybe your own faults Wonder what we could bend Looking back on all of this, I wanna know I made the best Saving my rest for the grave Hey, hey, slow it down now Hey, hey, slow it down now We've got this under control Hey, hey, slow it down now Hey, hey, slow it down now We've got this under control Slow it down now And take a step back, take a step back Hold on tighter We're gonna make this count It's a shot in the dark, against all odds They said we'd never make it this far Well, look at us now We've found our way Life is what you make of it, so maybe your own faults Wonder what we could bend Looking back on all of this, I wanna know I made the best Saving my rest for the grave

She came without a farthing A babe without a name So much ado about nothing Is what she'd try to say So much ado, my lover So many games we played Through every fleeted Summer Through every precious day All dead, all dead All the dreams we had And I wonder why I still live on All dead, all dead And alone, I'm spared My sweeter half instead All dead and gone All dead All dead, all dead At the rainbow's end And still, I hear her own sweet song All dead, all dead Take me back again You know my little friend's All dead and gone Her ways are always with me I wander all the while But, please, you must forgive me I am old but still a child All dead, all dead But I should not grieve In time it comes to everyone All dead, all dead But in hope, I breathe Of course, I don't believe You're dead and gone All dead and gone