How many souls walk the road with me? The path goes farther than I can see The ground is firm, I know around this turn there's a place to be How many people will sing these blues? A time to gain and a time to lose There's nothing new but damn sometimes it's good to be paying dues Chutes and ladders We will stagger on Every sunset's Someone else's dawn Another page in the cosmic book Life is cliche, we're still on the hook The dream we live ain't lucid, but somehow we still make it through Chutes and ladders We will stagger on Every sunset's Someone else's dawn