John And Mary - One Step Backward lyrics

(John Lombardo/Mary Ramsey) Stars shining through buildings I never could see When I saw you there talk to the world I was thinking it was me A foggy grey runaway, pushing into the crowd Shutters bang in the night, in the wind Swollen eyes in the dark open wide Till they see flowers red Hang with love from the railings Maybe fate all along Flowers grey Pressed in gla** painted cases One step backward, I never felt so wrong Summer nights we would travel Neon cities aglow When you'd tell me the music's too loud I would smile, 'yes I know...' Kids would show off their cities Be they ever so proud Just as a precaution at night Hold your housekeys like penknives And see through the dark flowers red Hang with love from the railings Maybe fate all along Flowers grey Pressed in gla**-painted cases One step backward, I never felt so wrong Drawing faces of landscapes Driving home from afar After calendar pages turned over To find out where you are There are times I still see you Alone on the stairs Had I known for the asking When gods choose to punish It's likely surprise how they answer our prayers