I'm climbin' this ladder,
my head in the clouds
I hope that it matters,
I'm havin' my doubts.

I'm watchin' the skaters
fly by on the lake.
Ice frozen six feet deep,
how long does it take?

I look out on peaceful lands
with no war nearby,
an ocean of shakin' hands
that grab at the sky.

I'm singin' this borrowed tune
I took from the rolling stones,
alone in this empty room
too wasted to write my own.

I'm climbin' this ladder,
my heads in the clouds
I hope that it matters.