One step forward, two steps back Instant replay, sneak attack Life's a fooler, White is black One step forward, two right back Trust in the big circle game in the sky To save us again and again as we try One step forward two steps back In the space of one year it begins to appear That the world which we knew grew much colder It's too good to be true and I think overdue So the new one of you is the older One step forward, two steps back Instant replay-ay, sneak attack Life's a fooler, white is black One step forward, two right back Trust in the big circle game in the sky To save us again and again as we try One step forward two steps back Oh oh One step forward, two steps back One step forward oh oh, two steps back One step One step forward