The song expresses feelings of triumph and success after struggling for a long time. The singer says they have experienced both great highs and lows in life, but they have now achieved their dreams after paying their dues. Throughout difficulties, they kept pushing forward. The chorus celebrates that they are now on top of the world after waiting for this moment for a long time.
The song expresses feelings of triumph and success after struggling for a long time. The singer says they have experienced both great highs and lows in life, but they have now achieved their dreams after paying their dues. Throughout difficulties, they kept pushing forward. The chorus celebrates that they are now on top of the world after waiting for this moment for a long time.
The song expresses feelings of triumph and success after struggling for a long time. The singer says they have experienced both great highs and lows in life, but they have now achieved their dreams after paying their dues. Throughout difficulties, they kept pushing forward. The chorus celebrates that they are now on top of the world after waiting for this moment for a long time.
The song expresses feelings of triumph and success after struggling for a long time. The singer says they have experienced both great highs and lows in life, but they have now achieved their dreams after paying their dues. Throughout difficulties, they kept pushing forward. The chorus celebrates that they are now on top of the world after waiting for this moment for a long time.
If you love somebody 'Cause I'm on top of the world, hey
Better tell them while they're here 'cause I'm on top of the world, hey They just may run away from you Waiting on this for a while now You'll never know quite when, well Paying my dues to the dirt Then again, it just depends on I've been waiting to smile, hey How long of time is left for you Been holding it in for a while, hey I've had the highest mountains Take you with me if I can I've had the deepest rivers Been dreaming of this since a child You can have it all, but life keeps moving [Bridge] And I know it's hard when you're falling [Pre-Chorus] down Now take it in but don't look down... And it's a long way up when you hit the ground, but [Chorus] Get up, now, get up, get up, now 'Cause I'm on top of the world, hey And I know it's hard when you're falling I'm on top of the world, hey down Waiting on this for a while now And it's a long way up when you hit the Paying my dues to the dirt ground, but I've been waiting to smile, hey Get up, now, get up, get up, now Been holding it in for a while, hey Take you with me if I can [Outro] Been dreaming of this since a child 'Cause I'm on top of the world, hey I'm on top of the world (And I know it's hard when you're falling down) [Verse 2] I'm on top of the world, hey I've tried to cut these corners (And it's a long way up when you hit the Try to take the easy way out ground, but) I kept on falling short of something Waiting on this for a while now I could've gave up then, but (Get up, now, get up) Then again, I couldn't have 'cause Paying my dues to the dirt I've traveled all this way for something (Get up, now) I've been waiting to smile, hey (And I know it's hard when you're falling [Pre-Chorus] down) Been holding it in for a while, hey [Chorus] (And it's a long way up when you hit the ground, but) [Post-Chorus] Take you with me if I can Oh-woah, oh-oh, oh-oh (Get up, now, get up) Oh-woah, oh-oh Been dreaming of this since a child (Get up, now) I'm on top of the world