Wake up latenDay is still dawningnGet out on the roadnMeet up with a mannHis face well worn innHe's carrying a loadnOn the way to paradisennSummer rain fallsnHead for some shelternClose to a wallnSee the lady dressed in chancenYou try to help hernShe heeds your callnOn the way to paradisennFind a hidden doornThat leads to a gardennAnd venture throughnSunshines brightnA witness to pardonnThe world that you knewnOn the way to paradisennOrnamentalnOr warm and gentlenOn the way to paradisenAs you will some daynnAll is wellnThe distant horizonnIt's there in waitnGet so closenYyou're so much wisernBut wake up latenOn the way to paradisennOrnamentalnOr warm and gentlenOn the way to paradisenAs you will some daynnOrnamentalnOr warm and gentlenOn the way to paradisenCan you tell heaven from hellnAs you will some daynOn the way to paradise...nAs you will some day