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