Man on the Stair

When I was a young man I thought I knew it all My mother tried to tell me pride comes before a fall If I stare into my past, my demons start to fly Spilling out my mind and filling up the sky I can see him standing there, the man on the stair Feels like the past is knocking on my door I met him once before, the man on the stair Don't want him back round here anymore I can't look into his eyes, the man who was not there In those eyes, lies the pain that's buried deep inside And still waiting on the stair I tried to run and hide from the ghost that wouldn't die I walked the lonely road, searching for an alibi I had it in my hand, lost it all with my mistake I was sleeping at the wheel, I just couldn't stay awake I can see him standing there, the man on the stair Feels like the past is knocking on my door I met him once before, the man on the stair Don't want him back round here anymore I can't look into his eyes, the man who was not there In those eyes, lies the pain that's buried deep inside And still waiting on the stair Fight, fight it, don't stare into the past That story has been told, when all is said and done Fight, fight it, that rivers run its course Can't shoot down a winter moon or stare down the midnight sun Man on the stair, man on the stair Man on the stair, man on the stair