David Alan Roberts - The Climb Goes On and On and On Lyrics

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