Well, back in '75   When the kid was on the line   And he felt no pain   'Cause there was none   He would bend in the wind   Take in anything   Like sniffin' roses   And it was alright   Until he fell   And cut his hand   He just could not understand   He'd run away   Blame pretense   For defence   Or plain innocence      Say that's alright   The harder it fights   I'm one step closer to home   The deeper it bites   I'm one step closer to home   And you can tie my hands   Or whip my back   I can't give in   'Til the sky turns black   I may get lost      I'm ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOME      Oh yeah he ran   Hitched, rides   Travelled light   Left his bags behind   Said he'd lost them   He said that's O.K.   I get money and a smile   From place to place   And they don't mind   I've had the heads of business men and I just gave them   Right back again   I've got no need   For device, disguise   Or for their compromise      Said that's airight      The tougher it gets   I'm one step closer to home   The more that I sweat   I'm one step closer to home   And you can tie my hands   Or whip my back   I can't give in   'Til the sky turns black   I may get lost   I'm ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOME      There ain't no need for this at all, at all   Surely you can help me out   Say, I know a lot of people just like you   Plently to live for and nothing to lose   So tear it all down   Smash it all up   Break it all down and then just       Build it up      Build it up   Ah now build it up   Oh you build it up (Build it up)   Ah now build it up (Build it up)   Ah build it up   Build it up, Build it up, Build it up, up, up, up      And the tougher it gets   And the more that I sweat   And the harder it fights   And the deeper it bites   I'm one step closer to home   And the harder it fights   I'm one step closer to home   And you can tie my hands   Or whip my back   I can't give in   'Til the sky turns black   I may get lost   I'm ONE STEP CLOSER TO HOME