2 Step The Enemy
Song Meaning
Party language gets turned toward worship here. The speaker refuses the bottle ("I don't need Jack from Daniels") and claims the Holy Spirit as the only intoxicant he wants, then pictures that Spirit "moving through my feet all night long." The refrain, "I won't dance with the devil, but I'll two-step the enemy," casts spiritual warfare as a line dance, with the devil's overtime scheming answered by a confident slide step.
The middle section grounds the swagger in the gospel. Clapping is for the One who "walked right out that grave," stepping is on the "serpent-headed," and sin that weighed heavy meets a grave left empty. Freedom is stated flatly: the Son set him free and he is not going back.
A spoken call-and-response breakdown, with directions to move left, right, forward and back, invites the room in. It nods to those who "were lost but now you're found" and shrugs off the charge of being drunk on the Holy Ghost, an echo of the accusation leveled at the believers at Pentecost. The overflowing cup that closes each chorus makes joy the proof of what God has done.
Tryna stop me from moving my two feet
He could try if he like
I'mma slide on him like one, two, one, two, three
My boot's been feeling heavy
And my tank's been on empty
Yeah the demons gon' try
But they better know something 'bout me
'Cause I won't dance with the devil
But I'll two-step the enemy
Yeah the only spirit I need
Is the Holy One
I don't need Jack from Daniels
'Cause the spirit's living in me
And He's moving through my feet
All night long
My cup gon' run (Ooh-ooh, ooh-yeah)
Yeah, my cup gon' run (Ooh-ooh, ooh-yeah)
Clap, clap, clap for the One who
Walked right out that grave
Turn it all around
Step, step, step on the serpent-headed
The Son set me free I ain't ever going back again
Sin was weighing heavy
But the grave You left it empty
Yeah the demons gon' try
But they better know something 'bout me
I won't dance with the devil
But I'll two-step the enemy
Yeah the only spirit I need
Is the Holy One
I don't need Jack from Daniels
'Cause the spirit's living in me
And He's moving through my feet
All night long
My cup gon' run (Ooh-ooh, ooh-yeah)
Yeah, my cup gon' run (Ooh-ooh, ooh-yeah)
Okay, okay, here we go
Move to the left, move to the right
If you got a buzz and you feel alright
Step to the front, move to the back
If you double cut don't need no jack
Spin your partner round and round
If you were lost but now you're found
And if they say we're drunk on the holy ghost
Lift your glass let's raise and toast
'Cause I won't dance with the devil
But I'll two-step the enemy
Yeah the only spirit I need
Is the Holy One
I don't need Jack from Daniels
'Cause the spirit's living in me
And He's moving through my feet
All night long
My cup gon' run (Ooh-ooh, ooh-yeah)
Yeah, my cup gon' run (Ooh-ooh, ooh-yeah)
Yeah, my cup gon' run