i met a fan dancer down in southside birmingham she was running from a fat man selling salvation in his hand she said he s tryin to save me but i m doin alright the best that i can just a pair of fallen angels tryin to get through the night step by step one by one higher and higher step by step one by one climbing jacob s ladder comin over the airwaves the man says i m overdue sing a song send money join the chosen few but mister i m not in a hurry and i don t want to be like you all i want from tomorrow is to get it better than today step by step one by one higher and higher step by step one by one climbing jacob s ladder all i want from tomorrow is to get it better than today step by step one by one higher and higher step by step one by one climbing jacob s ladder