From the recording Horseshoes and Handgrenades: Aged 18 Years (Expanded Edition)
Lyrics
Steady
By Ted Horrell
She’s hard to read, she doesn’t like it when I try
More than uneven, up and down and side to side
You wouldn’t know she saves her mood swings just for me
Out of view of people who admire her constantly
And you don’t know how hard it is
You want her too, you want her lying next to you
You can’t stop thinking of the things you’d like to do
But once inside her world, you’ll find you can’t control
Her mind her spirit or her body or her soul
And you don’t know how hard it is
You don’t know how hard it is
To keep her steady
Fear is what I’m living for, and she is what I fear
Trying to make her happy’s made me old beyond my years
And still I grovel at the end of every day
And give her fifteen reasons more why she should stay
And you don’t know how hard it is
You don’t know how hard it is
To keep her steady