IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY
BETTER TELL THEM
WHILE THEY'RE HERE
'CAUSE THEY JUST MAY
RUN AWAY FROM YOU
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW QUITE WHEN
WELL, THEN AGAIN
IT JUST DEPENDS ON
HOW LONG A TIME
IS LEFT FOR YOU
I'VE HAD THE
HIGHEST MOUNTAINS
I'VE HAD THE DEEPEST RIVERS
YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL
BUT LIFE KEEPS MOVIN'
I'LL TAKE IT IN
BUT DON'T LOOK DOWN
'CAUSE I'M ON
TOP OF THE WORLD, HEY
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD, HEY
BEEN WAITIN' ON THIS
FOR A WHILE NOW
PAYIN' MY DUES TO THE DIRT
I'VE BEEN WAITIN' TO SMILE, HEY
BEEN HOLDIN' IT IN
FOR A WHILE, HEY
TAKE YOU WITH ME IF I CAN
BEEN DREAMIN' OF THIS
SINCE A CHILD
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD
I'VE TRIED TO
CUT THESE CORNERS
TRY TO TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT
I KEPT ON FALLIN'
SHORT OF SOMETHIN'
I COULD-A GAVE UP THEN
BUT THEN AGAIN
I COULDN'T HAVE
'CAUSE I'VE TRAVELLED
ALL THIS WAY FOR SOMETHIN'
I TAKE IT IN
BUT DON'T LOOK DOWN
'CAUSE I'M ON
TOP OF THE WORLD, HEY
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD, HEY
BEEN WAITIN' ON THIS
FOR A WHILE NOW
PAYIN' MY DUES TO THE DIRT
I'VE BEEN WAITIN' TO SMILE, HEY
BEEN HOLDIN' IT IN
FOR A WHILE, HEY
TAKE YOU WITH ME IF I CAN
BEEN DREAMIN' OF THIS
SINCE A CHILD
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD
OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH
OH-OH-OH, OH-OH-OH
OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH-OH
OH-OH-OH
'CAUSE I'M ON
TOP OF THE WORLD, HEY
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD, HEY
BEEN WAITIN' ON THIS
FOR A WHILE NOW
PAYIN' MY DUES TO THE DIRT
I'VE BEEN WAITIN' TO SMILE, HEY
BEEN HOLDIN' IT IN
FOR A WHILE, HEY
TAKE YOU WITH ME IF I CAN
BEEN DREAMIN' OF THIS
SINCE A CHILD
AND I KNOW IT'S HARD
WHEN YOU'RE FALLIN' DOWN
AND IT'S A LONG WAY UP
WHEN YOU'VE HIT THE GROUND
BUT GET UP NOW
GET UP, A-GET UP NOW
AND I KNOW IT'S HARD
WHEN YOU'RE FALLIN' DOWN
AND IT'S A LONG WAY UP
WHEN YOU'VE HIT THE GROUND
BUT GET UP NOW
GET UP, A-GET UP NOW
'CAUSE I'M ON
TOP OF THE WORLD, HEY
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD, HEY
BEEN WAITIN' ON THIS
FOR A WHILE NOW
PAYIN' MY DUES TO THE DIRT
I'VE BEEN WAITIN' TO SMILE, HEY
BEEN HOLDIN' IT IN
FOR A WHILE, HEY
TAKE YOU WITH ME IF I CAN
BEEN DREAMIN' OF THIS
SINCE A CHILD
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD