I say hello
To anyone who's listening
Put on a show
If that's what makes your ears prick
This microphone
Will take a word and make it bigger
Oh hello
So here goes
Steppin' right up to the microphone
I say hey man!
There's only one way!
One God one body one faith alone
If you don't know
Then ya need to be told!
Steppin' right up to the microphone
I say hey man!
There's only one way!
One God one body one faith alone
I said hey boy
It's a narrow road
I say hello
To anyone who's listening
The message ain't nothing new
I don't decide what's true
So when the stones get thrown
They either miss or
They turn to glory
Here's the story as far as I know
Steppin' right up to the microphone
I say hey man!
There's only one way!
One God one body one faith alone
If you don't know
Then ya need to be told!
Steppin' right up to the microphone
I say hey man!
There's only one way!
One God one body one faith alone
I said hey boy
It's a narrow road
Steppin' up
I don't step alone
The question is "how do we know
What we know"
The answer is so plain to me
So here I go
Tap the mic "test 1, 2, 3"
Steppin' right up to the microphone
I say hey man!
There's only one way!
One God one body one faith alone
If you don't know
Then ya need to be told!
Steppin' right up to the microphone
I say hey man!
There's only one way!
One God one body one faith alone
I said hey boy
It's a narrow road
Steppin' right up to the microphone
I say hey man!
There's only one way!
One God one body one faith alone
If you don't know
Then ya need to be told!
Steppin' right up to the microphone
I say hey man!
There's only one way!
One God one body one faith alone
I said hey boy
It's a narrow road
Step Up To The Microphone
Song Meaning
The Newsboys' “Step Up To The Microphone” is a rock song about speaking up for the faith. It opens with a greeting to anyone who is listening, and to those who may only want a show, saying that the microphone will take a word and make it bigger. The singer then announces that he is stepping right up.
The central lines are bold. He says hey, man, there is only one way: one God, one body, one faith alone. If you do not know, he says, you need to be told. He admits that it is a narrow road and that the message is nothing new, and he does not decide what is true. When the stones get thrown, they either miss or turn to glory. He adds that he does not step up alone and that the answer to how we know what we know is plain to him. The song ends with the sound check, “tap the mic, test 1, 2, 3.” The band's mix of guitar riffs and talk-style verses gives it an energetic edge, and the playful sound-check ending keeps it from being heavy-handed. It is a good song for a youth service about sharing the gospel, for a band's opening set or for someone who needs a little courage before speaking about their beliefs in public.
Jesus as the way, the truth and the life is John 14:6. One Lord, one faith, one baptism is Ephesians 4:4-6, and not being ashamed of the gospel is Romans 1:16.