Step by Step

Step by step
 I'm walking my way to Canaan
 Step by step
 Never more I'll roam
 God has a plan to please us
 He gave us his son Jesus
 Step by step
 I'm coming home
 I don't know when it started
 When I first heard Satan's song
 When I broke my mama's heart
 By starting to go wrong
 But the devil was so silky smooth
 That I was taken in
 And step by step
 I walked the path
 Of wickedness and sin
 Make no mistake it was plenty fun
 When I first turned away
 From all the good that I'd been taught
 About the righteous way
 But a slinky painted woman
 Had her arms around my neck
 And with a couple of good time buddies
 I figured what the heck
 I started acting cool
 I started skipping school
 Started making a couple of bets
 Started smoking cigarettes
 Repeated gossip that I heard
 Started huffing a little herb
 Started drinking my uncle's gin
 Started lying 'bout where I'd been
 Bad crowd in a local bar
 Joy ride in a stolen car
 Wound up in the county jail
 No one 'round to make my bail
 Step by step
 I walked away from Jesus
 Step by step
 I took the wrong track
 Worldly pleasure and temptation
 Became empty degradation
 Step by step
 I'm coming back
 Sitting in that lonely cell
 Lost as I could be
 No one left on earth
 Who'd admit to knowing me
 All my friends and family
 Completely burned and done
 My daddy's words came back to me
 When he said this day would come
 Then a peace came over me
 And I heard a simple voice
 That spoke of forgiveness
 And atonement for my choice
 I fell down upon my knees
 And out came all my lies
 And the truth of the Son of God
 Was right there at my side
 Got back to reality
 My faults belonged to me
 Got rid of the grudge
 Took my medicine from the judge
 Got rid of the booze and dope
 Cleaned my mouth with a little soap
 Got a job at the corner store
 Paid my debts and a little bit more
 Got a copy of the Good Book
 Opened it up and I took a look
 Said "Devil, I'm not your slave"
 Got to church and I got saved
 Step by step
 I came back to Jesus
 Step by step
 He opened up and let me in
 The promise of his love
 Is the promise from above
 Step by step
 Satan cannot win
 Do not think this means
 That pain has gone away
 Or that heartache and deep sorrow
 Cannot visit every day
 But Satan has no weapon
 No arrow, knife, or sword
 That can take away the love
 Of Jesus Christ the Lord
 Step by step
 He was walking right beside us
 Step by step
 He was with us all the way
 From the moment of our birth
 He had the measure of our worth
 And he's walking us home
 To judgement day