

(hmmmm) Dirt roads beneath my boots for twenty years
Dusting off the struggles and the tears
Now I look down from the mountain view
And watch the morning
sun break through
I paid my dues in those smoky bars
Now I'm counting
under different stars Born for the light at the top of the
charts
Gold on the wall and a map of our hearts
Got a gold watch shining on my wrist
For all the cold nights that I missed
They said a country boy
could never climb
This high up past the boundary line
But this ticking gold keeps keeping time
While I sing out
this life of mine
Born for the light
(yeah) On top of the world tonight