The Climb Goes On and On and On

I saw a man so old His body was crippled and his heart was so cold Oh, I see...I see what's waiting for me I think about when he was young He must have had hope, and he must have been strong But it just doesn't show on him anymore The climb goes on and on and on and on Just the way it is And nothing ever seems to change And I just go along Like a mockingbird I sing their song And I can't see how I've been enslaved A promise was made to me Go up this path and you will see A world where dreams will come true Work hard and give it your best And soon you will find a life without stress So, I, oh I threw myself all in The climb goes on and on and on and on Just the way it is And nothing ever seems to change And I just go along Like a mockingbird I sing their song And I can't see how I've been enslaved In the night, when shooting stars won't streak 'cross the sky I feel my plight, I don't know what to make of my life The empty space, so calm in its circular demise While I embrace the dream that I can rise I play without a care on earth Or so it would seem at least at first But my troubles, my troubles eat me away So, I drink to forget yesterday And to put of tomorrow and to wipe away today But the pain, the pain seems here to stay The climb goes on and on and on and on Just the way it is And nothing ever seems to change And I just go along Like a mockingbird I sing their song And I can't see how I've been enslaved