Two Steps Behind

Album: Last Action Hero Soundtrack (1993)
Charted: 32 12
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  • Walk away, if you want to
    It's okay, if you need to
    You can run but you can never hide
    From the shadow that's creepin' up beside you

    There's a magic runnin' through your soul
    But you can't have it all

    Whatever you do
    I'll be two steps behind you
    Wherever you go
    And I'll be there to remind you
    That it only takes a minute of your precious time
    To turn around
    I'll be two steps behind
    Yea, yea

    Take the time
    To think about it
    Just walk the line, you know you just can't fight it
    Take a look around you'll see what you can find
    Like the fire that's burnin' up inside me

    Now there's a magic runnin' through your soul
    But you can't have it all, no

    Whatever you do
    I'll be two steps behind you
    Wherever you go
    And I'll be there to remind you
    That it only takes a minute of your precious time
    To turn around
    I'll be two steps behind
    Yea, yea
    Oh, ho

    Oh, there's a magic running through your soul
    But you, you can't have it all

    Whatever you do
    I'll be two steps behind you
    Wherever you go
    And I'll be there to remind you
    That it only takes a minute of your precious time
    To turn around
    I'll be two steps behind
    Yea baby, two steps behind
    Oh sugar, two steps behind Writer/s: Joseph Elliott
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 7

  • Seamus from Colorado This song was written before the movie Last Action Hero was conceived. It was supposed to be on Adrenalize and came out on Retro.it was written in 1989.
  • Alesa Rose from Denver, CoThe story on the making of this video is very interesting...Joe Elliott (singer) was dealing with a tweaked back, taking pain meds and if you watch closely you can see him limp.
  • Anna from Bogota, Columbiaawesome song
  • Sarah from New Castle, Pathis song is really pretty even tho its about some crazy stuff
  • Jeff from Ft. Lauderdale, FlThe electric version of this song is way better than the watered down acoustic version that is all you ever hear anymore. I heard the electric version first and thought it was awesome, then they came out with the acoustic version and you never hear the original electric version anymore. The acoustic is OK in and of itself but the electric rocks way more and is much better to listen to.
  • Joe Bananas from Perth, WaThe producers of The Last Action Hero wanted to use an old Def Leppard song, but the guys wrote this for the movie instead.
  • Danny from Kiev, OtherI respect the drummer of def leppard- one hand...
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