A Step to Go

The place is empty except for the stationary

Bottles of whiskey and barstools still standing

Concussion heads ache from a blissful evening

Of confusion, muttered speech from too much drinking

The cars are idling, near out of gas and lifeless

Like the people standing persuaded by the temptress

Cut up and cunning, the brute keeps going

Nobody caring for the chaos he's arousing

Always a step to go, a step to go, a step to go too far

The only steps taken are in the wrong direction

We keep stepping on each other, breaking each rung on the ladder

A step to go, a step to go, a step to go much further

Persistent rhythms clutter, disperse, then come together

To discuss the times they hung up on the clothesline in bad weather

The television whines, tells us different sides

Things that we don't care about, taking up our time

The road ends short with malice, no road maps to direct us

So we come up one step short of satisfaction

Always a step to go, a step to go, a step to go too far

The only steps taken are in the wrong direction

We keep stepping on each other, breaking each rung on the ladder

A step to go, a step to go, a step to go much further