One Step Forward

Well, they call her Lady Luck, but that beauty is a beast

She gave me only famine, I'm still waiting for the feast

I'm getting nowhere

And nowhere is a bad place to be

Try to help myself

I just don't have the knack

I'm taking one step forward

And two steps back

I can't pay the landlord, so I've got no place

I want to be a winner, but someone fixed the race

I've gone to nothing

And nothing is a bad way to be

I'm down instead of up

I'm red insteaf of black

I'm taking one step forward

And two steps back

I've got to check the dealer, that's all I can take

If I try to climb the ladder I'll get swallowed by a snake

I've got nothing

And nothing ain't enough for me

Got to take my lousy luck

And drown it in a sack

I'm taking one step forward

And two steps back

One step forward, two steps back

One step forward, two steps back

One step forward, two steps back

One step forward, two steps back

One step forward, two steps back

One step forward, two steps back

One step forward, two steps back

One step forward, two steps back