[Verse 1]
You called me on the phone today
Just to ask me how I was
Your voice touched me in some painful way
Like a flood without a cause
You got me fucked up in the head, girl
I've never doubted myself so much
Like, am I evil, 'cause I feel worse
When you start talking about all that kind of stuff

[Chorus]
It's always one step forward and three steps back
I'm the love of your life and then, I make you mad
It's always one step forward and three steps back
Do I love you, want you, hate you?
God, I don't understand
No, I don't understand

[Verse 2]
Maybe in some masochistic way
I kinda find it all inviting
Like, the more you run, the closer I will stay
I guess that I feel useless when you start crying

[Chorus]
It's always one step forward and three steps back
I'm the love of your life and then, I make you mad
It's one step forward and three steps back
Do I love you, want you, hate you?
God, I don't understand
[Bridge]
No, it's back and forth
Did I say something wrong?
It's back and forth
Going over everything I said
It's back and forth
Why am I always wrong?
It's back and forth
Maybe this is all my fault instead

[Chorus]
It's always one step forward and three steps back
And I'd leave you, but I'm selfish, and you're all I've ever had
Oh, it's one step forward and three steps back
Do I love you, want you, hate you?
God, I don't understand
No, I don't understand