[Verse 1:]
Lauren Winchester is a 38 year old worker sitting at a conveyor belt
Putting car doors together for a larger company that doesn't really care about her
And she just stares all day at the mechanical parts that pass her by
Because she really doesn't have anything else to do
And life at home is not much better
Single parent taking care of two small children who just won't shut up
And though she'd love to get some rest she knows it isn't going to happen
So tired everyday yet still working minimum wage
Hoping to provide for her family that never provides for her
You know it isn't easy to know that you're at the bottom of the barrel

[Chorus:]
Step ahead, step ahead
She's slowly walking off the edge (step ahead, step ahead)
And pretty soon she'll lose her head (step ahead, step ahead)
Just sitting back, and wasting time (step ahead, step ahead)
We know she's gonna lose her mind (step ahead, step ahead)

[Verse 2:]
Everyday she's screwing in these bolts that someone else could screw in
She's treated like a fucking robot with no feelings
Too bad she actually has feelings
She would quit if she knew for sure she'd get a new job
But in this world how can you know?
I mean it certainly isn't really that easy to do
She watches as a mechanical arm puts the product together
And she wishes it would put her life back together
But of course that would never happen
Because right now her life is so all over the place
That there really isn't any chance for redemption
And hell, even if she got it she'd still be miserable
I mean, how can't she be?
[Chorus:]
Step ahead, step ahead
She's slowly walking off the edge (step ahead, step ahead)
And pretty soon she'll lose her head (step ahead, step ahead)
Just sitting back, and wasting time (step ahead, step ahead)
We know she's gonna lose her mind (step ahead, step ahead)

[Verse 3:]
This is last day she's gonna put up with this shit
She thinks it's pretty much the worst life she could've gotten
And it's not like she could've gotten any other ones
But then again, what does she know?
She hasn't learned anything new since high school
Too bad she dropped out
And although she wishes she could start over she knows she can't
She made that one mistake that's ruined her entire life
And when she asks anyone else they all tell her it's her fault
It hurts
But then again, they're right
It is her fault
But it's a mistake she doesn't want to live with
Who would? I can't blame her
She looks around for the exit door of the factory
And the only one she sees is the one she exits out of everyday
But that's not the kind of exit she's looking for
You see, she's looking for the final exit door
And she sees a hot oven at the end of the assembly line
And it's unfortunate that this is exactly what she wants
[Chorus:]
Step ahead, step ahead
And as she steps onto the line (step ahead, step ahead)
She slowly leaves her life behind (step ahead, step ahead)
She's kneeling down to get beside (step ahead, step ahead)
The oven, burning deep inside (step ahead, step ahead)
It pulls her body in its flames (step ahead, step ahead)
She feels the burn and then she screams (step ahead, step ahead)
Everybody turns around (step ahead, step ahead)
They run so fast, prepared to help (step ahead, step ahead)

[Outro:]
They're pulling her out by her legs (step ahead, step ahead)
They're pulling her out by her legs (step ahead, step ahead)
They're pulling her out by her legs (step ahead, step ahead)
They're pulling her out by her legs (step ahead, step ahead)
They're pulling her out by her legs (step ahead, step ahead)
They're pulling her out by her legs (step ahead, step ahead)
They're pulling out her legs (step ahead, step ahead)
Step ahead, step ahead
Step ahead, step ahead
Step ahead, step ahead
Step ahead, step ahead