[Verse]
You want me to come down to your level
You know that's pretty low
It looks like I will soon be there
'Cause I don't have very far to go
You turned my feet in your direction
And I follow everywhere
So when I reach the bottom
You'd better be there

[Chorus]
I'm going down the ladder one step at a time
I'm going down the ladder that I'll never climb
You keep a-saying, "come on down," like a fool I ask you where
So when I reach the bottom, you'd better be there

[Verse]
The road we're on is going down the hill
And I'm turning where you turn
You're teaching me your way of life
And it didn't take me very long to learn
I'll do anything you want me to
I've got to where I don't care
But when I reach the bottom
You'd better be there
[Chorus]
I'm going down the ladder one step at a time
I'm going down the ladder that I'll never climb
You keep a-saying, "come on down," like a fool I ask you where
So when I reach the bottom, you'd better be there
So when I reach the bottom, you'd better be there