Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit There isn't any other stair quite like it I'm not at the bottom I'm not at the top So this is the stair where I always stop Halfway up the stairs Isn't up and isn't down It isn't in the nursery It isn't in the town And all sorts of funny thoughts They run thorugh my head It isn't really anywhere It's somewhere else instead Halfway down the stairs is a stair where I sit There isn't any other stair quite like it I'm not at the bottom I'm not at the top So this is the stair where I always stop