First, you breathe the air And then you scream because it stung You were baby blue and blind When it shocked your tiny lungs Slowly over time Like a season turning leaves You turned your fingers into fists And all your stumbles into speed After years and years of running You finally stopped to clear your eyes And wondered how you wound up here In the middle of the sky One step at a time You climb til' you find yourself rising One step at a time You try til' you crack Til' you're riding on the shoulders of a giant Ridin' on the shoulders of a giant One step at a time You climb til' you find yourself rising One step at a time You try til' you crack Til' you're riding on the shoulders of a giant Ridin' on the shoulders of a giant