Stop Stepping Around (The Heartbreak)

You left a scrawled number floating right on the record sleeve

A running motor in the driveway says you're 'bout to leave

I heard the hall floorboards groaning heavy right at two And now

the empty parlor only echoes you The taillights fading red along the

avenue

(Ooh-ooh,

tell me where you go)

Your fingers slip away like you never knew

(Ooh-ooh,

is it someone new?)

Say the bitter word and cut this tie in two

Stop stepping around the heartbreak

If you're walking away,

don't leave the door cracked wide Quit dancing around the ashes

I can take the truth,

but I won't play this shadow game tonight

You claim you worked the midnight shift all on your own

But asphalt dirt does not smell like this sweet cologne

You shift your weight away when I ask you for more

You grab your felt hat and stare straight down into the floor

While I'm just treading water near the open door

(Ooh-ooh,

tell me where you go) You pull your shoulder back like you

never knew (Ooh-ooh, is it someone new?) Say the bitter word and

break this thing in two

Stop stepping around the heartbreak

If you're walking away,

don't leave the door cracked wide

Quit dancing around the ashes

I can take the truth,

but I won't play this shadow game tonight

I bit my lip through winter waiting for a spark

But January's frost will leave you in the dark

A cold new beginning's knocking on my door

And I refuse to waste another second on this floor (Tell me

now, baby)

Are you in or are you out?

(Don't leave me in doubt)

Stop stepping around the heartbreak

If you're walking away,

don't leave the door cracked wide

Quit dancing around the ashes

I can take the truth,

but I won't play this shadow game tonight

Stop stepping, stop stepping around it Don't leave that door open,

no Give it to me straight,

baby (Quit dancing around)