Stairway to the starsjohnny mathiswords by mitchell parish and music by matt malneck and frank signorellithis version did not chart butin 1939, 4 versions charted: glenn miller (#1); kay kyser (#4); jimmy dorsey (#8) and al donohue (#12)introthere's a silver trail of moonlight leading upward to the skyand the night is like a velvet lullabythere's a heaven of blueand we'll go there, just you and ilet's build a stairway to the starsand climb that stairway to the starswith love beside us to fill the night with a songwe'll hear the sound of violinsout yonder where the blue beginsthe moon will guide us as we go drifting along chorus: can't we sail away on a lazy daisy petal over the rim of the hill? can't we sail away on a little dream and settle high on the crest of a thrill?let's build a stairway to the starsa lovely stairway to the starsit would be heaven to climb to heaven with you<instrumental-chorus>let's build a stairway to the starsa lovely stairway to the starsit would be heaven to climb to heaven with you