Two Steps Back, Honey

Verse 1

Pawn to e5, knight to c6 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6

Pawn to a6, knight to f6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

Bishop to e7, pawn to b5 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5

Castles short, then pawn to d6 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6

His bishop on b3 looks at f7

My pawn on e5 is my own little heaven

Chorus

Knight back to b8, knight to d7 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7

Bishop to b7, rook to e8 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8

My bishop on b7 eyes e4

Two steps back, then I ask for more

Verse 2

Bishop to f8, pawn to g6 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6

Pawn to c5, he pushes d5 15.a4 c5 16.d5

Pawn to c4 and the centre locks 16...c4

My knight on f6 leans on e4

Don't rush my knight out to b6

Queens stay on, we're in for more

Chorus

Knight back to b8, knight to d7 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7

Bishop to b7, rook to e8 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8

My bishop on b7 eyes e4

Two steps back, then I ask for more

Bridge

His pawn on d5 shuts the door

The calmest Spanish you ever saw

My pawns on d6 and e5 hold on

A shade for him, but the night is long

Chorus

Knight back to b8, knight to d7 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7

Bishop to b7, rook to e8 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8

My bishop on b7 eyes e4

Two steps back, then I ask for more

Outro

Knight back to b8, then knight to d7 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7

Two steps back is my kind of heaven

The whole Breyer is in that chorus: the knight retreats to b8 and comes back to d7, the bishop on b7 leans on e4, and the slow c5-c4 lock-up is Black's patient answer to a closed, calm centre where the engine gives White only a small edge.