The Ladder

[Verse 1]

Once upon a time in the land of Sin-a-plenty

There lived a king who didn't deserve to be

He knew not where he came from, nor where he was going

He never once said "thank you," never "please"

Now, this king, he had a subject named Electra

Who loved him with a passion uncontested

For him, each day, she had a smile

But it didn't matter

The king was looking for the ladder

[Chorus]

Everybody's looking for the ladder

Everybody wants salvation of the soul

The steps you take are no easy road

But the reward is great

For those who want to go

[Verse 2]

A feeling of self-worth (Everybody's looking)

Will caress you (For the answers)

The size of the whole wide world will decrease (How the story started)

(And how it will end)

The love of God's creation will undress you

And time spent alone, my friend, will cease

[Chorus]

Everybody's looking for the answers

How the story started and how it will end

What's the use in half a story, half a dream?

You have to climb all of the steps in between, yeah, yeah

I say everybody, everybody's looking for the ladder

Everybody wants salvation of the soul

The steps you take are no easy road (It's not that easy)

The reward is great for those who want to go

(I do!)

Oh, everybody, yeah, everybody's looking for the answers

Everybody wanna know how the story started and how it will end

What's the use in half a story, half of a dream?

You gotta climb, you gotta climb all of the steps in between

Everybody, everybody's looking for that ladder

Everybody wants salvation of the soul (Oh, salvation)

The steps you take are no easy road and, uh, that's for sure

The reward is great, is great for those who wanna go, those who wanna go

Everybody (Everybody's looking for the answers)

Everybody wants an answer (Oh, yeah)

They wanna know how the story started

How it will end, what it would be like every day?

What's the use in half a story, half of a dream?

You have to climb all of the steps in between