The Ladder

I've been spending so much time

Growing scared and weary

All the days have fallen behind me

Round and round and up and down

My damn head is spinning

It's as if someone else is steering

I have wasted so much time

Holding back just to stay in line

I've been walkin' down the ladder

Remember when you're young

Remember how much fun

Remember when I was so damn crazy

And nothing ever frightened me

I've been getting sadder

With each step of the ladder

Yesterday will defeat tomorrow

So today must brighten

How I wish it was that easy

Oh, just to find how you're growing stronger

We're sacrificing everything you wanted

Just because you stopped believing

Some how I misplaced it all

With builder's sand and sudden calls

I've been walking down the ladder

Remember when you're young

Remember how much fun

Remember when I was so damn crazy

And nothing ever frightened me

I've been getting sadder

With each step of the ladder

And gee, I'm happy, dancing among the things that scare me

Putting my hands into these pockets I find

And gee, I'm willing, to pass away these guilty feelings

Putting a footstep in this time of my life

I have wasted so much time

Holding back just to stay in line

I've been walkin' down the ladder

Remember when you're young

Remember how much fun

Remember when I was so damn crazy

And Remember when you're young

Remember how much fun

Remember when I was so damn crazy

And nothing ever frightened me

I've been getting sadder

With each step of the ladder