They Climb

Music and lyrics by Jeffrey Robert Adams

© 2011, 2013 Jeffrey Robert Adams
℗ 2013 Bucketstomp Productions
All Rights Reserved

They climb -

If I could only see my way through this crowd
I wouldn’t have to speak these thoughts out loud
At least not so loud
At least not so loud

If I could only work my way through this mess
Maybe I could overlook being wronged;
And not continue to be in such distress
Without this misery to prolong
Without this misery to prolong

(chorus)
On the backs of the unfortunate
They climb, a bit bemused
Ignoring the abused, beset
Upon a wing and a prayer they fly
Leaving the poor behind them
To try to solve the problems of the world
But why can’t they see
The trodden upon whom they stand?
On their backs they climb
On their backs they climb

With all these thoughts of retribution
It’s hard for me to see a solution
And even if all were said and done
Would the sun then shine upon my face?

(repeat chorus x2)

On their backs they climb