Lyrics to Stairway
Lyrics to the song Stairway as recorded by Andy MacKay and Howard Schumann.
Open a door
Night black room
Mysterious stairway
Seen through the gloom
Stairway
Is it iron and marble
Rococco gilt
Stairway
Or rotting old pine
And jerrybuilt
Stairway
Is it glittering, peeling
Gleaming, decaying
Steady as a rock
Or slightly swaying
Until you put
Your foot
Upon the stairway
You'll never know
What the stairway is
Or where it may go
Stairway
Does it lead to a cage
Of thick steel bars
Stairway
Or up to a stage
Of white neon stars
Stairway
Is it glittering, peeling
Gleaming, decayed
Will your dreams be fulfilled
Surpassed
Or betrayed
Until you put
Your foot
Upon the stairway
You'll never know
What the stairway is
Or where it may go
Go up the stairway
It's time to climb
The stairway
The stairway
The stairway
Stairway
Album Track
'Stairway' was written by Andy Mackay with Howard Schumann for the first series of the TV drama 'Rock Follies' in 1976
Song Musicians
- Andy Mackay Saxes
- Brian Chatton Keyboards
- Charlotte Cornwell Vocals
- Julie Covington Vocals
- Rula Lenska Vocals
- Peter Van Hooke Percussion
- Ray Russell Guitar And String Arrangement
- Robin Williams Violin Solo
- Tony Stevens Bass
- Sadie MacKenzie Back-up Vocals