The big man aint so big no more Hes curled up on the basement floor His worldly goods around his feet Hes lost his mind trying to keep The more you gain, the more you pray Nobody comes to take it all away But youre up there and Im down here With just the stairs between our fears And walls made of foolish pride Dont let me hide Once I walked a troubled road Crusading for a ransom owed But any source of real joy contains An initiation of pain The more you build, the more you stay Behind to tend what you have made But youre up there and Im down here With just the stairs between our tears And walls we cant see behind Dont let me hide The more you live, the more youre sure Some things are worth losing for But youre up there and Im down here With just the stairs between our fears And walls we can live inside Dont let me hide