Every Little Step
"Don't Be Cruel" by Bobby Brown is the first album I ever bought with my own money (from a paper route). I played the fuck out of that cassette tape until my tape deck ate it. Then in the 90s I replaced it with a CD. I still unironically love new jack swing well into the 2020s. In fact, it (along with reggaeton) dominates my workout playlist.
I made a set of illustrations for this in August 2026 to celebrate 18 months with Andy: that's a year and a half and a significant milestone. And besides being a catchy song, it's relevant: after we left DA at the beginning of this year, we began having weekly video calls instead of just an occasional thing, now that trying to keep up with DA wasn't eating so much of our time. By March, it had become an almost-daily occurrence, sometimes two or three times a day. Having those regular video calls has helped a lot with the distance, and all this time later it still hasn't gotten old and he manages to give me butterflies.
I made a set of illustrations for this in August 2026 to celebrate 18 months with Andy: that's a year and a half and a significant milestone. And besides being a catchy song, it's relevant: after we left DA at the beginning of this year, we began having weekly video calls instead of just an occasional thing, now that trying to keep up with DA wasn't eating so much of our time. By March, it had become an almost-daily occurrence, sometimes two or three times a day. Having those regular video calls has helped a lot with the distance, and all this time later it still hasn't gotten old and he manages to give me butterflies.
(Oh, yeah)
Oh yes, it's me again, I'm crazy
I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn
Listenin' for the telephone
But when I get your call, I'm all choked up
Can't believe you called my home
And as a matter of fact, it blows my mind
You would even talk to me
Because a guy like you is like a dream come true
A real life fantasy
No matter what your friends try to tell you
We were made to fall in love
And we will be together in any kind of weather
It's like that, it's like that
Every little step I take
You will be there
Every little step I make
We'll be together
Every little step I take
You will be there
Every little step I make
We'll be together
I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn
Listenin' for the telephone
But when I get your call, I'm all choked up
Can't believe you called my home
And as a matter of fact, it blows my mind
You would even talk to me
Because a guy like you is like a dream come true
A real life fantasy
No matter what your friends try to tell you
We were made to fall in love
And we will be together in any kind of weather
It's like that, it's like that, yeah
Every little step I take
You will be there
Every little step I make
We'll be together (yeah, oh)
Every little step I take (every step, yeah)
You will be there
Every little step I make
We'll be together
Every little (whoo), every little step I take (every little step)
Every little, every little step I take (ooh, girl)
Every little, every little step I take (every little step)
Every little, we'll be together
Everybody wants to know what's going down
Not with the James, not the Jim, but the Bobby Brown
Now I'm chilling much harder as you all know
'Cause Bobby Brown was good to-, good to-, good to go solo
Been on the microphone a long, long time
I'm guaranteed to bust a stupid rhyme
Now I'm on the mic, and I'm rocking real fresher
Everybody out there, don't talk less about me
'Cause I'm rocking it steady
And when I'm on the mic, don't you dare call me Freddy
'Cause I'm ready to really get paid
And if anybody steps in my way, they're getting slayed
My name is Fin, that's what they call me, uh, uh, uh
Yes, I drive a 560 SEC
And when I'm on the mic, you gotta see me
Driving down the block 'cause I'm blocking and locking
When the sucker MC's trying to drop my spot
When I'm rocking on the microphone
People gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta leave me alone
'Cause I really don't care, really don't give a damn
My name is Finleigh, and not Uncle Sam
Shaba-dootin-ba
Shaba-dootin, bop-shoo-ba
No matter what your friends try to tell you
We were made to fall in love
We'll always be together in any kind of weather
It's like that, it's like that
Every little step I take, you will be there (yeah, yeah)
Every little step I make, we'll be together
Every little step I take, you will be there (you'll be, you'll be there)
Every little step I make, we will be together
Every little, every little step I take (every little step I take)
Every little, every little step I take
Every little, every little step I take (every little step)
Every little, we'll be together
-Bobby Brown
Oh yes, it's me again, I'm crazy
I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn
Listenin' for the telephone
But when I get your call, I'm all choked up
Can't believe you called my home
And as a matter of fact, it blows my mind
You would even talk to me
Because a guy like you is like a dream come true
A real life fantasy
No matter what your friends try to tell you
We were made to fall in love
And we will be together in any kind of weather
It's like that, it's like that
Every little step I take
You will be there
Every little step I make
We'll be together
Every little step I take
You will be there
Every little step I make
We'll be together
I can't sleep at night, I toss and turn
Listenin' for the telephone
But when I get your call, I'm all choked up
Can't believe you called my home
And as a matter of fact, it blows my mind
You would even talk to me
Because a guy like you is like a dream come true
A real life fantasy
No matter what your friends try to tell you
We were made to fall in love
And we will be together in any kind of weather
It's like that, it's like that, yeah
Every little step I take
You will be there
Every little step I make
We'll be together (yeah, oh)
Every little step I take (every step, yeah)
You will be there
Every little step I make
We'll be together
Every little (whoo), every little step I take (every little step)
Every little, every little step I take (ooh, girl)
Every little, every little step I take (every little step)
Every little, we'll be together
Everybody wants to know what's going down
Not with the James, not the Jim, but the Bobby Brown
Now I'm chilling much harder as you all know
'Cause Bobby Brown was good to-, good to-, good to go solo
Been on the microphone a long, long time
I'm guaranteed to bust a stupid rhyme
Now I'm on the mic, and I'm rocking real fresher
Everybody out there, don't talk less about me
'Cause I'm rocking it steady
And when I'm on the mic, don't you dare call me Freddy
'Cause I'm ready to really get paid
And if anybody steps in my way, they're getting slayed
My name is Fin, that's what they call me, uh, uh, uh
Yes, I drive a 560 SEC
And when I'm on the mic, you gotta see me
Driving down the block 'cause I'm blocking and locking
When the sucker MC's trying to drop my spot
When I'm rocking on the microphone
People gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta leave me alone
'Cause I really don't care, really don't give a damn
My name is Finleigh, and not Uncle Sam
Shaba-dootin-ba
Shaba-dootin, bop-shoo-ba
No matter what your friends try to tell you
We were made to fall in love
We'll always be together in any kind of weather
It's like that, it's like that
Every little step I take, you will be there (yeah, yeah)
Every little step I make, we'll be together
Every little step I take, you will be there (you'll be, you'll be there)
Every little step I make, we will be together
Every little, every little step I take (every little step I take)
Every little, every little step I take
Every little, every little step I take (every little step)
Every little, we'll be together
-Bobby Brown
