Snakes And Ladders Lyrics - Singles - Mitchell Joni

He 

In a shopping mall 

Finally met the perfect girl 

She is all that matters 

The only one in all the world 

Like a Barbie doll 

Oh love is snakes and ladders 

Snakes and ladders 

She 

Just to have and hold 

Is the perfect air-brushed angel 

Makes you hot just looking at her 

Stapled into all his braincells 

Like a centerfold 

Oh love is snakes and ladders 

Snakes and ladders 

Get to the top and slide back down 

Get to the bottom climb back up 

Buy the townhouse 

Call the preacher 

Get to the bottom climb back up 

Get to the top and slide back down 

Get to the bottom climb back up 

Set up credit for the lovely creature 

The lovely creature 

He 

On a corporate climb 

Set his sights on power for her 

On a silver platter 

He gave up happy hour for her 

Perrier and lime 

Oh love is snakes and ladders 

Snakes and ladders 

She 

In a handsome world 

Put her mind to social graces 

All the privileged chatter 

Setting pretty table places 

For the girls in pearls 

Oh love is snakes and ladders 

Snakes and ladders 

Get to the top and slide back down 

Get to the bottom climb back up 

Buy the carphone-- 

Call the broker 

Get to the bottom climb back up 

Get to the top and slide back down 

Get to the bottom climb back up 

Buy the wife a diamond choker 

A diamond choker 

True love--true love--true love 

He's so nervous 

New love--new love--new love 

When he's with her 

Oh--he's wasting away 

True love--true love--true love 

It's so curious 

New love--new love--new love 

Just to kiss her 

To kiss her--to kiss her--to kiss her 

To kiss her--to kiss her--to kiss her 

To kiss her he has to shave 

She 

In the gilded mirrors 

In the swing of fancy places 

Where the black ties flatter 

Started seeing other faces 

Young-fogie-financiers 

Oh love is snakes and ladders 

Snakes and ladders 

See 

In the crimes of time 

How the seasons steal away 

How the rungs are shattered 

First you're green then you're grey 

Still the snakes unwind 

Still playin' snakes and ladders 

Snakes and ladders 

Get to the top and slide back down 

Get to the bottom climb back up 

Sell the vineyard 

Call the lawyer 

Get to the bottom climb back up 

Get to the top and slide back down 

Get to the bottom climb back up 

Gather garbage to destroy her 

To destroy her 

Ladders--ladders--ladders 

The perfect girl 

Ladders--ladders--ladders 

The paper chase Love is snakes and ladders 

Ladders--ladders--ladders 

The social whirl 

Ladders--ladders 

The rat race 

Barbie doll 

1988 Crazy Crow Music BMI