"Step By Step" lyrics - JESSE WINCHESTER

Step by step, all the happy Saints go marching in
And if one of those Saints step out of line, he'll have to start again
'Cause Jacob's golden ladder, get's slippery at the top
And many a happy-go-lucky saint has made that long long drop.

If I'm late, don't wait, go on without me
I may tarry awhile
'Cause I need to know before I go
How come the Devil smiles.

If I'm late, don't wait, go on without me
I may tarry awhile
'Cause I need to know before I go
How come the Devil smiles.

Free from care, free from sin, the Saints are trooping in
The children play all around the throne, innocent of sin
A trillion voices sing the name the mortals may not know
And Heaven's walls are too high to hear the trouble down below.

If I'm late, don't wait, go on without me
I may tarry awhile
'Cause I need to know before I go
How come the Devil smiles
I need to know before I go
How come the Devil smiles
I need to know before I go
How come the Devil smiles...