walking backwards down the stairs
trying to get higher
how can i get anywhere
walking backwards down the stairs

watching life elude me
slipping through my grasp
oh i know the truth at last
but to reach the top i've
got to stop from

walking backwards down the stairs
trying to get higher
walking backwards down the stairs

people stop to watch me
wonder what i'm doing
what direction i'm pursuing
i pretend i'm free
but actually i'm

walking backwards down the stairs
trying to get higher
how can i get anywhere
walking backwards down the stairs