Back Where I Began   Written by A.J. Croce,   (c) 1993 Croce Publishing (ASCAP)   Two steps back, one step ahead   What’s bad for the living is worse for the dead   Oh child, Oh child   I’m closer to the promised land, but i am back where I began   Spent all my money with nothing to show   With all that I’ve learned there’s so little I know   Oh child, Oh child   I’m closer to that promised land, but I’m back where I began   (Chorus)   You said you need somebody   But that ain’t nothing new   You said you need somebody   That needs somebody too   I look in the mirror, it’s a cryin’ shame   I look so much older, but I feel just the same   Oh child, Oh child   I’m closer to the promised land but back where I began   Lying on the bathroom floor, praying to the Lord   I swear I’ll never drink another drink, if this is my reward   Oh child, Oh child   I’m closer to that promised land, but I’m back where I began   You said you need somebody   But that ain’t nothing new   You said you need somebody   That needs somebody too   Lying on the bathroom floor, praying to the Lord   I swear I’ll never drink another drink, if this is my reward   Oh child, Oh child   I’m closer to that promised land, but I’m back where I began