Come with me And we shall run across the sky And illuminate the night Oh-oh-oh, I will try and guide you To better times and brighter days Don't be afraid Come up the ladder to the roof Where we can see heaven much better Come up the ladder to the roof Where we can be (Where we can be) (Where we can be) Closer to heaven (To heaven, stay) Stay with me And we shall let expression sing Can't you hear 'em ring? Oh-oh-oh, memories of yesterday Yesterday's broken dreams Don't you know, they'll all fade away If you'll come Up the ladder to the roof Where we can see heaven much better Come up the ladder to the roof Where we can be (Where we can be) (Where we can be) Oh, closer to heaven We'll laugh and I'll tell you the story of love How it is, and the happiness in it, baby We'll combine our thoughts And together we'll travel the roads To the fountain of loveliness I will never, ever, ever leave you Leave you alone to wonder As we go on, our love, it will grow (It will grow) Much stronger and stronger Don't you wanna go Up the ladder to the roof Where we can see heaven much better Up the ladder to the roof Where we can be closer to heaven Ah, up the (Up the) Ooh-ooh, up the (Up the) Oh, come on and walk (Walk) Come on and talk (Talk) Come on and sing about love and understanding Ooh, ooh, ooh (Up the ladder to the roof) Ooh, ooh, ooh (See heaven) Ooh, ooh, ooh (Go up the ladder to the roof)