[VERSE 1] The hands know where the water flows Before the mind recalls it goes Patterns worn into the bone No instruction ever shown We turn away from what we show Just the quiet that we know [CHORUS] Step by step the same old way Nothing loud and nothing to say Well worn groove and steady hand We don't rehearse what we understand Move in silence move alone No one watching no one shown [VERSE 2] Shadows stretch across the floor We don't need to count the score Familiar reach and measured turn Lessons that the years will learn No ceremony no parade Just the part that doesn't fade [CHORUS] Step by step the same old way Nothing loud and nothing to say Well worn groove and steady hand We don't rehearse what we understand Move in silence move alone No one watching no one shown [BRIDGE] Not performed for anyone Not beneath the sun Something older than the words Something quiet that occurs Where the curtain never falls And the routine never calls [INSTRUMENTAL — steady flowing rhythm, understated melody] [CHORUS] Step by step the same old way Nothing loud and nothing to say Well worn groove and steady hand We don't rehearse what we understand Move in silence move alone No one watching no one shown [OUTRO] Just the way we live... Unwritten
