Lyrics

A cross of gold, a broke guitar, her piercing eyes and alcohol,
Blue velvet tears and a never fading scar

MTV, and NBC, an angel's smile, a blacked out screen,
And yes, I see you just the way you are

(Chorus)
Don't look back she said
I'm going to walk up that staircase to heaven some day

And the stars won't shine for the brokenhearted tonight

Red, blue and white, a God on high, a cherry smile and Calvin Klein,
and blood that turns the daytime into night

Are you happy at all

Don't look back

Basketball, a pushup bra, and a yellow Son that never falls,
and a darkened cloud that rains upon us all

The perfect lie, the perfect love, a God that rules from high above,
and a staircase that leads right into his arms

(over top the following verses) There's a staircase to heaven coming down

White hi-top shoes, a stained-glass view, the president in a new cartoon,
and a silver tongue that never speaks the truth

An evil plan, a crooked man, with peaceful words that have no chance,
And a silent child that lacks the strength to stand