The mountain is steep

the ditches are deep

The task in hand

is making us weep

But here's a promise

(I intend to keep



That I mean to keep)

Seed it in your mind

and say it each night

Before you sleep:

we will climb higher in time

(och!)



You've got a head full of trouble

and a ship to build

(You think you won't make it

but you know you will

You feel you need your

cup refilled

Fill it out of mine

we'll drop the defenses,

Pool our skill



Your heart you're hiding

it's making you ill

You feel like you want to have your

sporran refilled

Well, fill it out of mine

let the soulful water

Overspill)

and we will climb higher in time



I've been to the bottom

I've been on the train

I've slept in the gutter

with my head in a drain

I've been brutally proud

I've been mortally shamed

But this is not a crime

I'm just learning, my friends,

That it's all in the game

and we will climb higher in time

(Och!)



Climb higher in time

climb higher in time