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1 Step Forward (version 2)

by Martin Cassini

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A shortened version of the original. The song is about life's pitfalls

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One step forward ... two steps back
Down and dirty on the foreshore
Sinking in mud deeper than before
Gotta keep floating, gonna get me a boat and go boating
Don't let MPs get you down - but is it worth voting?

One step forward ... two steps back
Midday, feel OK, uptight in the middle of the night
You see the fruit you planted
Land in the palm of the cuckoo man's hand
All the input gone in plunder
What a rip-off, what a blunder!
[these last two lines are a rewrite which I haven't been able to incorporate into the re-edit]

One step forward, two steps back
A shiver up your timber's not a heart attack
You're on the path of life
And there's no hope in hell of turning back!

Time rolls on, a restless tide
No way back, nowhere to hide
You and me no longer side by side
But life goes on, enjoy the ride!

One step forward, two steps back
A shiver up your timber's not a heart attack
You're on the path of life
And there's no hope in hell of turning back!

INSTRUMENTAL

One step forward ... two steps back
On a street in a red light rash
Then on a dash, a speed camera flash
You bust a gut to earn a crust
But they end up collecting the cash
You've been done, they kill the fun
Sorry son, back to square one

You catch a glimpse of heaven
When you're motoring in Devon
Then you hit a monumental traffic jam
It's stop and start for miles
Up and down the British Isles
I don't want to be in traffic but I am!

One step forward two steps back
A shiver up your timber's not a heart attack
You're on the path of life
And there's no hope in hell of turning back!

credits

released October 5, 2023
Words, music, vocal, guitar: Martin Cassini
Accompanying and solo guitar: George Thomas
Backing vocals: Charmaine Lilley
Bass guitar: Belle Mantziou
Drums: John Vernon
Studio engineer: Leigh Crossman
Recorded at The Ariel Studio UK
Edited chez Sam Dowden
Photo: Ulli Handl
PRS tunecode 094810ES

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Since discovering Bob Dylan (met in 1988), I've often thought that by combining words and music, songwriting is the supreme art form. Among my favourite songs: Chimes of Freedom (Dylan), If you Leave Me Now (Brel), You Never Give me your Money (McCartney), Young Hearts Run Free (Crawford), Chattanoogo Choo Choo (Warren/ Gordon) ... too many to mention. These are a few minor efforts of my own ... more

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