There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven When she gets there she knows if the stores are all closed With a word, she can get what she came for Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh And she's buying a stairway to heaven Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh And she's buying a stairway to heaven There's a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure 'Cause, you know, sometimes words have two meanings In the tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven Oh, (oh), oh It makes me wonder (makes him wonder) Oh, (oh), oh Makes me wonder (makes him wonder) There's a feeling I get when I look to the west And my spirit is crying for leaving In my thoughts, I have seen rings of smoke through the trees And the voices of those who stand looking Oh, (oh), oh It makes me wonder (makes him wonder) Oh-oh, oh-oh It makes me wonder (makes him wonder) And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul There walks a lady we all know And shines white light and wants to show And she's buying a stairway to heaven