one step ahead and you re up one step behind and you re down you re down you ve got to be where that spotlight is shining one step ahead and you re up one step behind and you re down you re down you ve got to be where that spotlight is shining shining one day you won t hear a sound and there ll be no one around around once there was never that spotlight on you shining shining shining shining on you one step ahead and you re up one step behind and you re down you ve got to be where that spotlight you ve gotta be i said you ve gotta be where it s shining one day you won t hear a sound once there was never that spotlight shining woh ohoh lord you know in these times when the world is full of nothing but wars and lies and crimes and and hatred and modernization becomes the mother of civilization nations turning against nations we need to stop look around because there is a light light enough a light to keep nations together as one and if we are one step ahead then we know we are up and if we are one step behind we know we re down so you see we ve got to be rocking rocking rocking one step ahead and you re up one step behind and you re down you ve got to be where that spotlight music fades