Step By Step

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Step By Step by Jesse Winchester

About Step By Step

The song "Step by Step" was written by American-Canadian musician Jesse Winchester and was first recorded and released by him in 1976 on his album Let the Rough Side Drag. In 2002 (the year he moved back to the United States), the song was used as background music for the montage that ended the first season of the television series "The Wire". .

Step By Step Lyrics

[00:11.86] Step by step
[00:13.35] All the happy Saints go marching in
[00:17.39] And if a Saint step out of line
[00:20.23] He'll have to start again
[00:22.66] 'Cause Jacob's golden ladder
[00:25.67] Gets slippery at the top
[00:28.45] And many a happy-go-lucky Saint
[00:31.06] Has made that long, long drop
[00:33.70] If I'm late, don't wait
[00:36.57] Go on without me
[00:39.73] I may tarry awhile
[00:45.10] 'Cause I mean to know before I go
[00:50.77] How come the Devil smiles
[00:55.21]
[01:20.95] If I'm late, don't wait
[01:24.02] Go on without me
[01:27.40] I may tarry awhile
[01:32.25] 'Cause I mean to know before I go
[01:38.11] How come the Devil smiles
[01:46.97] Free from care, free from fear
[01:49.41] The Saints are trooping in
[01:52.16] Children play all around the throne
[01:55.28] Innocent of sin
[01:57.69] A trillion voices sing the name
[02:00.57] The mortals may not know
[02:03.20] And Heaven's wall's too high to hear
[02:05.93] The trouble down below
[02:08.31] If I'm late, don't wait
[02:11.31] Go on without me
[02:14.48] I may tarry awhile
[02:19.80] 'Cause I mean to know before I go
[02:25.66] How come the Devil smiles
[02:31.15] I mean to know before I go
[02:36.75] How come the Devil smiles
[02:42.25] 'Cause I mean to know before I go
[02:48.08] How come the Devil smiles
[02:53.22] 'Cause I...
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From the album: Blues 100