One Step Up — текст песни (Bruce Springsteen)

Woke up this morning my house was cold
Checked out the furnace she wasn`t burnin`
Went out and hoped in my old Ford
Hit the engine but she ain`t turnin`
We`ve given each other some hard lessons lately
But we ain`t learnin`
We`re the same sad story that`s a fact
One step up and two steps back

Bird on a wire outside my motel room
But he ain`t singin`
Girl in white outside a church in June
But the church bells they ain`t ringing
I`m sittin` here in this bar tonight
But all I`m thinkin` is
I`m the same old story same old act
One step up and two steps back

It`s the same thing night on night
Who`s wrong baby who`s right
Another fight and I slam the door on
Another battle in our dirty little war
When I look at myself I don`t see
The man I wanted to be
Somewhere along the line I slipped off track
I`m caught movin` one step up and two steps back

There`s a girl across the bar
I get the message she`s sendin`
Mmm she ain`t lookin` to married
And me well honey I`m pretending
Last night I dreamed I held you in my arms
The music was never-ending
We danced as the evening sky faded to black
One step up and two steps back