Success's Ladder Lyrics - The Pink And The Lily - Sandi Thom

There's an empty seat on the train today that makes its way up to the town 

There a letter found on an office desk that's finally handed round 

It says Julian Sidebottom William Smyth has finally come to his senses 

He's tired of commuting tired of computing tired of sitting on fences. 

He really needs some help he wants to find himself 

And he says that money don't matter 

And there's more to life than doing what's right 

He's going down down down Success's ladder 

He's going down down down Success's ladder. 

He wants to do something for his children's children something to remember him by 

And nobody wishes they spent more time at work when they finally lay down to die 

And he's downsized and analysed his last bottom line no longer will he be hard hearted 

He's going to paint pictures of the Isle of Skye until the undersigned is departed. 

He really needs some help he wants to find himself 

And he says that money don't matter 

And there's more to life than doing what's right 

He's going down down down Success's ladder 

He's going down down down Success's ladder. 

So the years went by and Julian was forgot and one day his tea boy made it to the boss 

And to brighten his wall he hung pictures sometimes one of them the Isle of Skye strangely unsigned 

He really needs some help he wants to find himself 

And he says that money don't matter 

And there's more to life than doing what's right 

He's going down down down Success's ladder 

He's going down down down Success's ladder. 

He's going down down down Success's ladder 

He's going down down down Success's ladder.