Every Step Of The Way

Well they called the flat plains Kansas a long, long time ago

When they'd seen the gates of glory and the fire down below

The many great decisions of the people in this place

You could tell the strength within them, you could see it their face

Well it's been 9 or 10 years since I started my ramblin' round

And from hand to mouth I was livin' playing every bar in town

Though a dollar a day didn't go too far I could never deny my pride

I couldn't lay back and be taken care of while the world went by outside

So I went to school to learn but I didn't like what they'd teach

And I went to church to pray but I didn't like what they'd preach

I was hard-headed, young and angry, and I felt I could take the heat

And I had to find out my own way how to live out on the street

So I packed my bags and I left here to peruse the streets alone

And I saw that side of midnight where the beggars howl and groan

Places filled with desperation where the future ain't so bright

But I remember back in Kansas when we sang a song at night

We sang every step of the way

Though your dreams can be real don't let them slip slide away

Doesn't matter at all, let them do as they will

Someday you'll hear them call for you

Goin' around and round from town to town I tried to make my way

I believed that all my searching and struggling would payoff bug some day

As a teenager I was rowdy and I played for good and bad

Though I knew my songs had meaning at times it made me mad

And I'd fight the wars of nations if it brought somebody peace

Yes I'd fight the wars of madmen if I knew the fight would cease

But this ol' world never stopped turning when my mind was full of doubt

So I went on and played for a dollar a day and I sang this song straight out

Hey hey, every step of the way

Though your dreams can be real, don't let them slip slide away

Doesn't matter at all, let them do as they will

Someday you'll hear them call for you

Oh, yeah, for you

When they call out your name say it loud and clear

Come on, come on

You must have seen me traveling' around you must have seen me there

Tryin' to find out where I was heading you could have tossed to care

Well, I had all the questions, I wanted the answers

I knew in my heart it was all part of the game

But every step was so much harder, every step of the way

I knew that time would beat me someday

Hey hey, every step of the way

Though your dreams can be real, don't let them slip slide away

Doesn't matter at all, let them do as they will

Someday you'll hear them call for you

Oh, yeah, for you