Jacob was a dirt poor farm boy
Jacob adalah anak petani yang sangat miskin
Raised at the fork in the road in a clapboard house
Dibesarkan di persimpangan jalan dalam rumah papan
And Rachael was a land baron's daughter
Dan Rachael adalah putri seorang tuan tanah
Born with a silver spoon in her mouth
Lahir dengan sendok perak di mulutnya
Her daddy said he wouldn't stand
Ayahnya bilang dia tidak akan membiarkan
For Rachael to waste her life with a common man
Rachael menghabiskan hidupnya dengan pria biasa
He tried hard to keep them apart
Dia berusaha keras untuk memisahkan mereka
But you can't draw lines in a young girl's heart
Tapi kamu tidak bisa menggambar batas di hati seorang gadis muda

So late one night by the harvest moon
Jadi, suatu malam larut di bawah bulan panen
Jacob climbed a ladder up to Rachael's room
Jacob memanjat tangga ke kamar Rachael
He knew his place, it was right beside her
Dia tahu posisinya, tepat di sampingnya
Step by step up to her world
Langkah demi langkah menuju dunianya
Head over heels for a brown-eyed girl
Jatuh cinta pada gadis bermata cokelat
And gettin' caught didn't seem to matter
Dan tertangkap tidak tampak penting
'Cause heaven was waitin' at the top of Jacob's ladder
Karena surga menunggu di puncak tangga Yakub

It'll be five years September
Sudah lima tahun pada bulan September
Since her daddy found a ladder and a note on her windowsill
Sejak ayahnya menemukan sebuah tangga dan sebuah catatan di ambang jendelanya
He swore he'd never forgive them
Dia bersumpah tidak akan pernah memaafkan mereka
But nothin' melts a heart like a grandchild will
Tapi tidak ada yang melelehkan hati seperti cucu
Now she climbs up on his knee
Sekarang dia memanjat ke lututnya
Says, "Grandpa, tell a story, the one about me"
Bilang, "Kakek, ceritakan sebuah cerita, yang tentang aku"
He thinks back and his eyes shine
Dia teringat dan matanya bersinar
Says, "Listen Child, once upon a time"
Dia berkata, "Dengarkan, Nak, suatu ketika"

Late one night by the harvest moon
Suatu malam larut di bawah bulan panen
Your daddy climbed a ladder to your mama's room
Ayahmu memanjat tangga ke kamar ibumu
He knew his place, it was right beside her
Dia tahu posisinya, tepat di sampingnya
Step by step up to her world
Langkah demi langkah menuju dunianya
Head over heels for my little girl
Jatuh cinta pada putriku
And here you are, that's all that matters
Dan inilah kamu, itu yang terpenting
'Cause heaven was waitin' at the top of Jacob's ladder
Karena surga menunggu di puncak tangga Yakub

Oh, an angel was waitin' at the top of Jacob's ladder
Oh, seorang malaikat menunggu di puncak tangga Yakub