Prince and the Revolution — The Ladder

[Verse 1] Once upon a time in the land of Sin-a-plenty There lived a king who didn't deserve to be He knew not where he came from nor where he was going He never once said thank you, never please Now this king he had a subject named Electra Who loved him with a passion uncontested For him each day she had a smile But it didn't matter The king was looking for the ladder [Chorus] Everybody's looking for the ladder Everybody wants salvation of the soul The steps you take are no easy road But the reward is great For those who want to go [Verse 2] A feeling of self-worth (Everybody's looking) Will caress you (For the answers) The size of the whole wide world will decrease (How the story started) (And how it will end) The love of God's creation will undress you And time spent alone my friend, will cease [Chorus] Everybody's looking for the answers How the story started and how it will end What's the use in half a story, half a dream? You have to climb all of the steps in between, yeah yeah I say everybody, everybody's looking for the ladder Everybody wants salvation of the soul The steps you take are no easy road (It's not that easy) The reward is great for those who want to go (I do!) Oh everybody, yeah, everybody's looking for the answers Everybody wanna know how the story started and how it will end What's the use in half a story, half of a dream? You gotta climb, you gotta climb all of the steps in between Everybody, everybody's looking for that ladder Everybody wants salvation of the soul (Oh salvation) The steps you take are no easy road and, uh, that's for sure The reward is great, is great for those who wanna go, those who wanna go Everybody (Everybody's looking for the answers) Everybody wants an answer (Oh yeah) They wanna know how the story started How it will end, what it would be like every day? What's the use in half a story, half of a dream? You have to climb all of the steps in between