The First Step Down Is The Longest Song Lyrics and Chords
The First Step Down Is The Longest Song Lyrics and Chords by The Wilburn Brothers
The First Step Down Is The Longest
Recorded by The Wilburn Brothers
Written by Ray Pennington
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first step down is the
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longest
On your way down the
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ladder of dis
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grace
Take the cap from the
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top of the
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bottle
Just one drink then put it
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down that's what you
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say
But
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one drink just leads to
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another
That's the first step
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you're well on your
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way
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first step down is the
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longest
They get shorter the
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way
Start talkin' to the
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wife of your
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best
friend
Tell her lines build her
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up she'll come
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around
Win her
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heart bring her down to your
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level
That's another step
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you're pretty fa
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r
down
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first step down is the
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longest
They get shorter the
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rest of the
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way
Stay out late losing
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sleep till you can't
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work
Go to places where you
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know you don't
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belong
Lose your
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job your home and your
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family
You're on the bottom now
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and it didn't take
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long
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first step down is the
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longest
On your way down the
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ladder of dis
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grace
FAQ
Who sang the the song The First Step Down Is The Longest?
- The song The First Step Down Is The Longest was sang by The Wilburn Brothers.
Who is The Wilburn Brothers?
- The Wilburn Brothers were a popular American country music duo from the 1950s to the 1970s consisting of brothers Virgil Doyle Wilburn (July 7, 1930 - October 16, 1982) and Thurman Theodore "Teddy" Wilburn (November 30, 1931 - November 24, 2003).
