The big man ain´t so big no more
He´ curled up on the basement floor
His worldly goods around his feet
He´ lost his mind trying to keep
The more you gain, the more you pray
Nobody comes to take it all away

But you´re up there and i´m down here
With just the stairs between our fears
And walls made of foolish pride
Don´t let me hide

Once i walked a troubled road
Crusading for a ransom owed
But any source of real joy contains
An initiation of pain
The more you build, the more you stay
Behind to tend what you have made

But you´re up there and i´m down here
With just the stairs between our tears
And walls we can´t see behind
Don´t let me hide

The more you live, the more you´re sure
Some things are worth losing for

But you´re up there and i´m down here
With just the stairs between our fears
And walls we can live inside
Don´t let me hide