All you preachers who delight in panning the dancing teachers,   Let me tell you there are a lot of features   Of the dance that carry you through the gates of Heaven      It's madness to be always sitting around in sadness,   When you could be learning the steps of gladness   You'll be happy when you can do just six or seven      Begin today, you'll find it�s nice, the quickest way to paradise   When you practice, here's the thing to do, simply say as you go...      I'll build a stairway to paradise with a new step every day   I'm going to get there at any price   Stand aside, I'm on my way   I've got the blues and up above it's so fair   Shoes, go on and carry me there   I'll build a stairway to paradise with a new step every day      I'll build a stairway to paradise with a new step every day   I'm going to get there at any price   Stand aside, I'm on my way   I've got the blues and up above it's so fair   Shoes, go on and carry me there   I'll build a stairway to paradise with a new step every day