One Step Ahead - Sly Cooper Song
About this track
[verse 1] Raised on a code and a name to defend, Learned every rule can still learn how to bend. Doors stay locked when the easy road’s gone, Find another route and keep moving on. Weight from the past can get hard to outrun, Still, every rooftop says freedom’s begun. Nothing gets handed, every step gets earned, Miss one landing, take the lesson learned. [pre-chorus] Keep it quiet, quiet, stay out of sight, Keep it quiet, quiet, move with the night. Heart beats fast when the edge gets near, One more step—(yeah)—move through the fear. [chorus] One step ahead, keep a cool clear head, One step ahead, leave the doubt for dead. Run through the shadows, light on the feet, Find that freedom above the street. One step ahead, one step ahead, Follow the code when the whole world says dread. Run through the shadows—(hey!)—move with the beat, Nothing feels better than landing on feet. [verse 2] Old expectations can glitter like gold, Heavy to carry, too precious to fold. Keep what still matters, let dead weight go, Make something new from the things left to know. Family can mean more than blood in a name, Trust can be built without playing the game. Good crew close when the pressure gets high, No need for wings when the rooftops are sky. [pre-chorus] Keep it quiet, quiet, stay out of sight, Keep it quiet, quiet, move with the night. Heart beats fast when the edge gets near, One more step—(come on)—move through the fear. [chorus] One step ahead, keep a cool clear head, One step ahead, leave the doubt for dead. Run through the shadows, light on the feet, Find that freedom above the street. One step ahead, one step ahead, Follow the code when the whole world says dread. Run through the shadows—(hey!)—move with the beat, Nothing feels better than landing on feet. [verse 3] Not every treasure is silver or green, Sometimes the prize is staying unseen. Not every victory needs to be loud, Sometimes escape means slipping the crowd. Hook finds an edge when the distance feels wide, Trust in the swing and commit to the ride. Sirens can rise, but the timing stays clean, Gone before dawn like a half-finished dream. [bridge] Click, click—hear that lock give way, Tick, tick—never plan to overstay. Step, step—keep that heartbeat low, Tap that cane—(yeah)—then go, go, go. No crown needed, no throne to defend, Just a good crew and a road round the bend. Some chase safety and stay where it’s known, Some find freedom by choosing their own. [final chorus] One step ahead, keep a cool clear head, One step ahead, leave the doubt for dead. Run through the shadows, light on the feet, Find that freedom above the street. One step ahead, one step ahead, Carry the code where the old paths led. Run through the shadows—(whoo!)—move with the beat, Nothing feels better than landing on feet. One step ahead, one step ahead, Keep moving forward when comfort has fled. One step ahead—(yeah!)—quiet and fast, Take what is worth keeping, leave what has passed. [outro] Quiet, quiet, rooftop night, Quiet, quiet, timing right. Tap that cane, then fade to black, Gone by dawn—(ha!)—don’t look back. [outro] Quiet, quiet, rooftop night, Quiet, quiet, timing right. Tap that cane, then fade to black, Gone by dawn—(ha!)—don’t look back.