I'm climbing this ladder my head in the clouds I hope that it matters I'm having 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 climbing this ladder my head in the clouds I hope that it mat - ters