When you climb the top of the mountain

Look out over the sea

Think about all the places, perhaps, where a young man could be

Ya jump back down to the rooftop

Look out over the town

Think about all of the strange things circulatin' 'round

'Cause it ain't easy, it ain't easy

It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down

Oh, the people got their problems

That ain't nothing new, yeah

With the help of the good Lord

We can all pull on through

We can all pull on through, yeah

And get there in the end

Sometimes it takes you straight back up and other times back again

'Cause it ain't easy, it ain't easy

It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down

Satisfaction, satisfaction

The girl keep me satisfied, yeah

I've got the love of a Hoochie-Koochie woman

She's calling from inside, yeah

She's a-calling from inside, yeah

Trying to get to you

All the woman really wants

Is someone to help her through, ah

'Cause it ain't easy, it ain't easy

It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down

'Cause it ain't easy, it ain't easy

It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down