Steve Walsh - Every Step Of The Way lyrics

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 Are the people in this place You could tell the strength that's in them You could see it their face Well, it's been nine or ten years Since I started my rambling round And from hand to mouth I was living 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 Going round and round from town to town I tried to make my way And I believed that all my searching and struggling Would pay off big some day As a teenager, I was rowdy And I played for good and bad But I knew my songs had meaning Though 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 old 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 Oh, oh, yeah Come on, come on You must've seen me traveling around You must've seen me there Trying to find out where I was heading You could've 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 Oh, don't let them give away Doesn't matter at all Let them do as they will Someday you'll hear them call for you For you, for you When they call out your name Say it loud and clear Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, oh Call out your name Oh-oh-oh Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah When they call out your name Then play it loud and clear