If you love somebody Better tell them while they're here, 'cause... They just may run away from you You'll never know what went well Then again, it just depends on How long of time is left for you Now, I've had the highest mountains I've had the deepest rivers You can have it all but life keeps moving Now, take it in but don't look down 'Cause I'm on top of the world, aye I'm on top of the world, aye Been waitin' on this for a while now Paying my dues to the dirt I've been waiting to smile, aye Been holding it in for a while, aye Take you with me if I can Been dreaming 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 falling short of something I could've gave up then, but... Then again, I couldn't have, 'cause... I've travelled all this way for something Now, take it in but don't look down 'Cause I'm on top of the world, aye I'm on top of the world, aye Been waitin' on this for a while now Paying my dues to the dirt I've been waiting to smile, aye Been holding it in for a while, aye Take you with me if I can Been dreaming of this since a child I'm on top of the world Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh, oh-whoa-oh Oh-whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh 'Cause I'm on top of the world, aye I'm on top of the world, aye Been waitin' on this for a while now Paying my dues to the dirt I've been waiting to smile, aye Been holding it in for a while, aye Take you with me if I can Been dreamin' 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 But get up, now, get up, but 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 But get up, now, get up, but get up, now 'Cause I'm on top of the world, aye I'm on top of the world, aye Been waitin' on this for a while now (but get up, now, get up) Paying my dues to the dirt (but get up, now) I've been waiting to smile, aye Been holding it in for a while, aye Take you with me if I can (but get up, now, get up) Been dreaming of this since a child (but get up, now) I'm on top of the world