I used to see you on the avenue
  You were the girl that let me follow you
  You used to hang out in the alleyway
  You sewed a button on my shirt one day
  
  I asked around til I found your name
  Then underneath the arches in the pourin' rain
  I said you (yeah you)
  I want you - every step of the way
  
  Do you wanna, do you wanna, do you wanna dance
  Take a chance baby - take a chance
  I'll be with you every step of the way
  I'll even show you how to strut someday
  
  Ain't got a girl 'n' it's a cryin' shame
  I can't figure out who's to blame
  I want you (yeah you)
  I want you - every step of the way
  
  I know - things gettin' better
  I know - it's gonna be O.K.
  So don't go - I ain't gonna let ya
  I wanna be with you - every step of the way
  
  So take a walk down the avenue
  Just you 'n' me baby - me 'n' you
  Remember that night in the alleyway
  You know something - you still look the same
  
  This world is a mean old world
  It don't mean nothin' without you girl
  I want you (yeah you)
  I want you - every step of the way