We climbed by work and will
 From a simple two room cottage
 to a mansion on the hill
 Now there's rose in the garden
 But it's the coldest place in town
 It took 15 years, goin up
 And one night coming down

 15 years of heaven
 For one short night of sin
 From blue skies forever
 To an end
 From out on a mountain
 To both knees on the ground
 15 years, goin up
 And one night coming down

 Her dreams have all been shattered
 Her faith in my is gone
 My tears tell her I'm sorry
 But they can't write my wrong
 One night wrote my story
 How a man can lose it all
 After 15 years goin up
 It's hard to take a fall

 15 years of heaven
 For one short night of sin
 From blue skies forever
 To an end
 From out on a mountain
 To both knees on the ground
 15 years, goin up
 And one night coming down

 I've been, 15 years goin up
 And one night comin down