out of the corner of my tired eyes i m not surprised it s now a quarter past too late nothing new it s no case out of the ordinary i m so very wrapped around your finger this time oh won t you give me awhile to unwind you re on top of the world and i m just waiting making up your excuse you say that love s tough are you sure ain t it just a piece of cake to make me look like a fool you re on top of the world and if you re thinking i ve been blinking while you re breaking the rules don t that make you the fool you re on top of the world you re sitting on top of the world you re like a splinter you re just killing me slowly from inside the piercing winter is so much more inviting than the stare in your eyes one heavy cinder block like a rock you re just staying weighing breaking me down i m crying out you don t hear a sound whoa you re on top of the world and i m just waiting making up your excuse you say that love s tough are you sure ain t it just a piece of cake to make me look like a fool you re on top of the world and if you re thinking i ve been blinking while you re breaking the rules don t that make you the fool you re on top of the world  you re on top of the world hope i ve lost enough to win you back your prize to put you up sky high and get your pride back to its familiar place and i hope it s cost enough of my dear precious time to lift your spirits spark your smile oh yeah you re on top of the world and i m just waiting making up your excuse and you say that love s tough are you sure ain t it just a piece of cake to make me look like a fool you re on top of the world if you re thinking i ve been blinking while you re breaking the rules don t that make you the fool oh oh no now now now you re on top of the world and i m just waiting making up your excuse you say that love s tough are you sure ain t it just a piece of cake to make me look like a fool you re on top of the world if you re thinking i ve been blinking while you re breaking the rules don t that make you the fool oh oh oh oh don t that make you the fool you re on top of the world you re sitting on top of the world oh oh oh oh you re on top of the world yeah yeah yeah yeah you re on top of the world yeah yeah yeah yea