Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kacey Musgraves
Lead Vocals
Fred Eltringham
Drums
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Bass
Dave Levita
Electric Guitar
Ilya Toshinskiy
Acoustic Guitar
Matt Stanfield
Keyboards
Russ Pahl
Steel Guitar
John Trinko
Tambourine
Hannah Schroeder
Cello
Natalie Hemby
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kacey Musgraves
Songwriter
Luke Laird
Songwriter
Shane McAnally
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kacey Musgraves
Producer
Luke Laird
Producer
Leslie Richter
Assistant Recording Engineer
Shane McAnally
Producer
Charlie Brocco
Engineer
Ryan Gore
Mixing Engineer
Andrew Mendelson
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You sure look real pretty in your glass house
You probably think you’re too good to take the trash out
Well, are you dumb? Are you blind?
'Cause it’s a real fine line
Between telling a joke and turning the knife
Don't wreck my reputation
Let me wreck my own
[Chorus]
Step off, step off
Yeah, you're getting too close to me with all your negativity
Just get lost
Just tryna make a little difference here, so why you gotta interfere?
Just keep climbing that mountain of dirty tricks
When you finally get to the top
Step off, yeah
[Verse 2]
You screwed everybody over in this town
So there ain't nothing between you and the cold, hard ground
Keep running your mouth and stretching the truth
You just might find a hole in your parachute
'Cause whatever gets you high
Will always bring you down
[Chorus]
So step off, step off
Yeah, you're getting too close to me with all your negativity
Just get lost
Just tryna make a little difference here, so why you gotta interfere?
Just keep climbing that mountain of dirty tricks, yeah
And when you finally get to the top
Mmm, step off
[Bridge]
Sticks and stones
May build a throne
But you'll be up there all alone
So step off
Yeah, yeah, step off
[Outro]
And keep climbing that mountain of dirty tricks, yeah
When you finally get to the top
Step off
Mmm, just step off
Step off
Written by: Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally