Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
a troubled young lady comes in from the rain
helpless and hiding from some kind of pain
she don't know the reason for the way that she feels
she don't know the truth but she knows that it's real
so she throws down her cards and asks God to redeal once more.
Chorus:
one step forward and two steps back
she might be strange but she has a knack
she'll lift her arms up to the sky
and say " oh my god, don't you let him say good-bye!"
a troubled young man comes walking this way
and hes walking real tall like this is his day!
and his boots make him strong, well that's what he thinks
but he can't dissappear in the whiskey he drinks
and the harder he acts the deeper he sinks again
Chorus:
one step forward and two steps back
he might be strange but she has a knack
he'll lift his arms up to the sky and say
"oh my god don't you let him say good-bye!"
Oh my love x 4
Chorus:
one step forward and two steps back
i might be strange but i have a knack
i'll lift my arms up to the sky and say
"OH MY GOD IT'S ALRIGHT IF SHE SAYS GOOD- BYE!!!"
helpless and hiding from some kind of pain
she don't know the reason for the way that she feels
she don't know the truth but she knows that it's real
so she throws down her cards and asks God to redeal once more.
Chorus:
one step forward and two steps back
she might be strange but she has a knack
she'll lift her arms up to the sky
and say " oh my god, don't you let him say good-bye!"
a troubled young man comes walking this way
and hes walking real tall like this is his day!
and his boots make him strong, well that's what he thinks
but he can't dissappear in the whiskey he drinks
and the harder he acts the deeper he sinks again
Chorus:
one step forward and two steps back
he might be strange but she has a knack
he'll lift his arms up to the sky and say
"oh my god don't you let him say good-bye!"
Oh my love x 4
Chorus:
one step forward and two steps back
i might be strange but i have a knack
i'll lift my arms up to the sky and say
"OH MY GOD IT'S ALRIGHT IF SHE SAYS GOOD- BYE!!!"
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