First Step Jim and Jesse Jim and Jesse Today Album Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key of E A Watch that first step, Lady E It's the wrong one B7 It can take you past E The point of no return A She stares out her window E Of her big suburban home B7 And lights her cigarette E And drinks her coffee, all alone A Her minds reflects on her younger days E And the things that might have been B7 She listens, while the silence E Closes in A She looks into a mirror E That details her wasted years B7 Her make up hides the lines of E Youthful dreams that disappear Tonight he's out of town again A friend will keep the kids And she thinks about the things That she never did Watch that first step Lady It's a long one When you play with fire You might get burned Watch that first step, Lady It's the wrong one It can take you past The point of no return In a darkened downtown bar A stranger offers her a drink She knows he knows that she's new at this But she tries not to think The passing hours find them all alone At closing time And suddenly, she's One step from the line Watch that first step, Lady It's a long one And your not the kind To step across the line Watch that first step Lady It's the wrong one, Better go home, alone While there's still time Better go home alone, While there's still time First Step Jim and Jesse Jim and Jesse Today Album Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key of E A Watch that first step, Lady E It's the wrong one B7
It can take you past E The point of no return A She stares out her window E Of her big suburban home B7 And lights her cigarette E And drinks her coffee, all alone A Her minds reflects on her younger days E And the things that might have been B7 She listens, while the silence E Closes in A She looks into a mirror E That details her wasted years B7 Her make up hides the lines of E Youthful dreams that disappear Tonight he's out of town again A friend will keep the kids And she thinks about the things That she never did Watch that first step Lady It's a long one When you play with fire You might get burned Watch that first step, Lady It's the wrong one It can take you past The point of no return In a darkened downtown bar A stranger offers her a drink She knows he knows that she's new at this But she tries not to think The passing hours find them all alone At closing time And suddenly, she's One step from the line Watch that first step, Lady It's a long one And your not the kind To step across the line Watch that first step Lady It's the wrong one, Better go home, alone While there's still time Better go home alone, While there's still time