Two Steps Behind
Elaine Porter


Every time
The lights go low
I'm the shadow
You don't know
Watching while
Your world shines bright
I linger in the night
When you laugh
The room will glow
But my smile is soft and slow
You don't hear the words I say, They vanish on the way
Two steps behind, I've always stayed, Dreaming of love that never came
You never turned, you never tried, To see the girl two steps behind
I was there when dreams were new, Every hope belonged to you
Still I walked the quiet line, Your hand was never mine
Two steps behind, I've always stayed, Dreaming of love that never came
You never turned, you never tried, To see the girl two steps behind
If someday you look around, And wonder who was lost, not found
Maybe then your eyes will find, The heart that lived two steps behind
Two steps behind, I've always stayed, Dreaming of love that never came
But if you turn
If you decide
I'll still be here two steps behind
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