STEPPING STONE – I. Slade, W. Holden

Dedicated to the one I’ve made my promise to
Looking forward to the crazy times ahead with you
But all along you were conspiring against me
If only I had known what - everyone else could see

Take it all in your stride, leading me on a ride
Now my feelings at low tide

Steering sideways on the highway of my mind
Take the long way to a place where I’ll unwind
Turning the corner ‘til I can make my way back home
Falling outside my world just like a rolling stone

Nowhere to hide, resources are dried
Break out from the inside

Won’t see me buying, what I ain’t trying
You know what I’m thinking
I know you’re denying, what I’m implying
This time it’s all about me
Got to take the reins and carry on alone
No longer wanna be your stepping stone

Look me in the eye and tell me what you see
The remnant of the man who only used to be
Distant memories of a place that was before
With a fire burning on down to the very core

You seek to divide, only to collide
Just like Jekyll and Hyde

No more complying, with all your lying
My thoughts are sinking
That noose you’re tying will send you flying
Now everyone will know
Got to take the reins and carry on alone
No longer wanna be your stepping stone

Waiting on the sidewalk I’ll be calling out your name
Knowing all this time that I was not to blame
I would have been there with you, when the time came
Now tell me how did this turn into a monumental shame

You seek to divide, only to collide
Just like Jekyll and Hyde

Won’t see me buying, what I ain’t trying
You know what I’m thinking
I know you’re denying, that you’ve been crying
No longer a stepping stone