we've been sitting here for a while
your eyes glancing up
an endless stairway
we walk up
hand in hand

you walk in quick strides,
eager to see what's next
and I soon fall behind,
taking time in each memory
step by steeper step

you've never stopped running
afraid to look back
to see the past rushing
scared to come to terms
with how you're running in place

when you pause at last
tired of the endless climb
and I finally find you
we'll look back together
and see how far we've come