Peter:
If you love somebody
Better tell them while they´re here ´cause
They may just run away from you

Mike:
You´ll never know what went well
Then again it just depends on
How long of time is left for you

Peter:
I´ve had the highest mountains
I´ve had the deepest rivers
You can have it all but not til you prove it

Both:
Now take it in but don´t look down
´Cause I´m on top of the world, ´ay
I´m on top of the world, ´ay
Waiting on this for a while now
Paying my dues to the dirt
I´ve been waiting to smile, ´ay
Been holding it in for a while, ´ay
Take it with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a child
I´m on top of the world
(I´m on top of the world)

Mike:
I´ve tried to cut these corners
Try to take the easy way out
I kept on falling short of something

Peter:
I coulda gave up then but
Then again I couldn´t have ´cause
I´ve traveled all this way for something

Both:
Now take it in but don´t look down
´Cause I´m on top of the world, ´ay
I´m on top of the world, ´ay
Waiting on this for a while now
Paying my dues to the dirt
I´ve been waiting to smile, ´ay
Been holding it in for a while, ´ay
Take it with me if I can
Been dreaming 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 (x4)

Both:
´Cause I´m on top of the world, ´ay
I´m on top of the world, ´ay
Waiting on this for a while now
Paying my dues to the dirt
I´ve been waiting to smile, ´ay
Been holding it in for a while, ´ay
Take it with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a child

And I know it´s hard when you´re falling down
And it´s a long way up when you hit the ground
Get up now, get up, get up now.

And I know it´s hard when you´re falling down
And it´s a long way up when you hit the ground
Get up now, get up, get up now.

´Cause I´m on top of the world, ´ay
I´m on top of the world, ´ay
Waiting on this for a while now
Paying my dues to the dirt
I´ve been waiting to smile, ´ay
Been holding it in for a while, ´ay
Take it with me if I can
Been dreaming of this since a child

I´m on top of the world