We cannot forget
If we are to climb the mountain
That it is one step at a time
One foot in front of the other

We ascend the stairs in all due ceremony
In the highest mode
Righteous persistence brings reward
One achieves ones will completely

If we forget
We cannot climb this mountain
Our minds ahead of our feet
Not seeing the next step

This man advances blindly
Rising in the dark
And at the highest point
There is only loss