Erik Haakenstad

Lyrics

Walk Beside Me - Erik Haakenstad

Looked up at the clock on the wall, waiting for the bell to ring
Hoping that I can catch up with Cindy
Asked her if I could maybe walk her on her way back home
So she gave all her books to me and my first love lesson too
And she said
“Boy, before we go, there is something you should know…

If you want to walk with me
You’ve got to walk at least three steps behind me
Show your love for me
By following right along behind me
Don’t get too close
But always be there when I call
If you want to walk with me
I want none of you there on my silhouette
You’ll ruin the nods to my façade
Get away get back it’s a definite must
You’ll eat my dust if you’re someone I can really trust
If you want to walk with me
You’ve got to walk three steps behind me”

Well that came to an end like all situations like that must
So I went up to another woman, I thought I’d try my luck
She looked mighty fine to me, you can tell just what I was thinking
So I tied some line about the Moon and going walking,
And she said
“Boy, before we go, there is something you should know…

If you want to walk with me
You’ve got to walk at least three steps before me
I want you out in front
Just right where I can see
Show your love for me
By always going first
And in case of danger
You’re my sacrificial prince and saviour
And if you live up to that big behaviour
Not a day will go by without a tear in my eye
And I’ll always wear black (underneath)
If you want to walk with me
You’ve got to walk three steps before me”

So I’m playing in this bar, crying over my pursuits
And a woman comes up to me, says she likes what I do
She hit me head on, I looked right at her, asked if she’d go walking
She looked right back at me and she said
“If you want to go along with me, you better listen to what I need…
‘Cause, I don’t want any halfway love
Like I’ve had from others I’ve known
And what I’ve got to give to you
Is real good
If you think you’re man enough
We’ll we can walk outside
But I don’t want you to puff or steam or wine at me
And what I say I mean

“If you want to walk with me,
Don’t walk behind come walk beside me
If you want to walk with me,
Don’t walk in front come walk beside me
We can walk alone, but then that isn’t very much fun now is it?
I’ve got no use for you way out in front, or dragging behind like a tag-along, and I’ve got no time for lies or dark confusion of any kind
“But if you want to walk with me, stand on up
If you want to walk with me, step on down
If you want to walk with me, come on over
If you want to walk with me, walk beside me
Walk beside me”

Lyrics Erik Haakenstad © 2021