SPIRAL STAIRCASE    

Ralph McTell

I'm running up a spiral staircase, 
Drilling a hole in the ground. 
And the staircase is winning, 
And my head is spinning, 
And I don't even dare to look round. 

I'm running up a spiral staircase 
I can't reach the top. 
I'm running up a spiral staircase 
And I'm too scared to stop 
And there's nothing anybody can do 
To stop the staircase, like a giant corkscrew, 
From spinning around and around and around. 

Now in the beginning I only saw you 
When the staircase hit your vision line, 
But now that it's moving around so fast 
Well I can see you all of the time. 

I'm running up a spiral staircase 
I can't reach the top. 
I'm running up a spiral staircase 
And I'm too scared to stop. 
And there's nothing anybody can do 
To stop the staircase, like a giant corkscrew, 
From spinning around and around and around. 

Now in the beginning it was moving so slowly 
I never noticed it at first. 
But now that it's moving round so fast 
I think my head is gonna burst. 

I'm running up a spiral staircase 
I can't reach the top. 
I'm running up a spiral staircase 
And I'm too scared to stop 
And I believe I'm gonna shoot through 
Unless the staircase, like a giant corkscrew, 
Stops spinning around and around and around. 

Now without a doubt I'm a-wearing out 
And I'm really beginning to tire 
And though the staircase is steel it just about feels 
As though it's gonna catch on fire. 

I'm running up a spiral staircase 
I can't reach the top. 
I'm running up a spiral staircase 
And I'm too scared to stop 
And I believe I'm gonna shoot through 
Unless the staircase, like a giant corkscrew, 
Stops spinning around and around and around.