jacob was a dirt for a farm boy
raised at the fork and the road in a cloud ford house
rachel was a land band's daughter
born with a silver spoon in her mouth
daddy said he wouldn't stand for ancient
waste her life with a common man
he tried hard to keep them apart
but you can't draw lines in a young girl's heart
so late one night by the harvest moon
jacob climbed a ladder up to rachel's room
he knew his place it was right beside her
step by step to her world
head over heels for a brown eyed girl
getting caught
didn't seem to matter
cause heaven was waiting at the top of jacob's ladder
it'll be five years september
since her daddy found a letter
and a note on her windowsill
swore he'd never forgive them
nothing melts a heart like a grandchild will
now she climbs upon his knee
says grandpa tell the story the one about me
he thinks back in his high shine
says listen child once upon a time
late one night by the harvest moon
daddy climbed a ladder to your mama's room
he knew his place it was right beside her
step by step to her world
head over heels for my little girl and here you are
that's all that matters
cause heaven was waiting at the top of jacob's ladder
oh an angel was waiting at the top of jacob's ladder