Bettye Lavette - Step Away lyrics

rate me

(Verse)

I been lied to, I been crossed

I been put up hard and damn near lost

I been promised, I been fooled

I been deprived, but I been schooled

(Chorus)

So step away, take back your hand

I'm no _____(?) who can shake this thing

Shake it, I will do it all force down

I'm still standin' here

With my feet planted firmly on the ground

(Verse 2)

I'm a mom, I was a child

I was confused, I was almost sanctified

I been sanctioned, I been _____(?)

I been revealed(?!) and damn near swallowed

(Chorus)

Step out my way, take back your hand

I'm no _____(?) who can shake this thing

Shake it I will, do it all force down

I'm still standin' here

With my feet planted firmly on the ground

(Bridge)

Was I gone too long?

Did I come on too strong?

Did I share too much?

Did I not care enough?

I'm just tryin', tryin'... to carry on

(Chorus)