See You at the Top (Long Hike) - Mark Sparling

Crowds that scream at superstars Where bouncers show their battle scars I've been the first to sign on every wall Down the road and round the bend We pray to God it never ends I've been, I've seen, we've screamed to everyone We'll see you at the show If you don't come, we'll never know You stand off in the back You still stand out while you're wearing black Jump onto the bus And ride around with all of us We'll go out on the town And light it up 'til we burn it down Burn it down After hours and alcohol Every club, we've seen 'em all As long as we don't need to stand in line Party scenes and billboard dreams The ladies love those limousines You know they're going to show up every time We'll see you at the show If you don't come, we'll never know You stand off in the back You still stand out while you're wearing black Jump onto the bus And ride around with all of us We'll go out on the town And light it up 'til we burn it down Burn it down Crowds that scream at superstars Where bouncers show their battle scars I've been the first to sign on every wall Down the road and round the bend We pray to God it never ends I've been, I've seen, we've screamed to everyone We'll see you at the show If you don't come, we'll never know You stand off in the back You still stand out while you're wearing black Jump onto the bus And ride around with all of us We'll go out on the town And light it up 'til we burn it down Burn it down Light it up 'til we burn it down Light it up 'til we burn it down You know we're gonna light it up 'til we burn it down

When in the fall, all the leaves begin to sour As helpless slaves to a mother who's a w- So you reveal all your naked noncompliance A faceless name undeserving of a soul Hey, can you hear me now? I know I'm nothing profound Say, can you help me out? But my intentions were good Hey, can you help me down? What's lost is better unfound Say, can you wake me up? 'Cause I will see you at the bottom See you at the bottom If you stay, I will feed you to the fire And with a smile, I will rake you on the coals I can't believe I was bested by a liar 'Cause I believe I was meant for so much more Hey, can you hear me now? I know I'm nothing profound Say, can you help me out? But my intentions were good Hey, can you help me down? What's lost is better unfound Say, can you wake me up? 'Cause I will see you at the bottom So... Intentions were good Good, good, good Hey, can you hear me now? I know I'm nothing profound Say, can you help me out? But my intentions were good Hey, can you help me down? What's lost is better unfound Say, can you wake me up? 'Cause I will see you at the bottom See you at the bottom I'll see you at the bottom Hey, can you hear me now? I'll see you at the bottom Say, can you help me out?

I'm shooting through the darkness at the speed of light Baby 'cause I'm discovering planets, living the explorer life There's 18 quintillion possibilities to land my spaceship on Boy oh boy that makes me feel like a kid in a candy story Please step back and eat my dust See you at the center This time taking it further Traveling the endless Spaceships going even farther Traveling the endless There are no limits We're exploring, conquering everything Higher, faster and harder Traveling the endless Bye, my mission is starting, you won't see me again 3, 2, 1, launch, all I need is my spaceship filled with oxygen I won't be held I'm doing greater things I'm gonna take this world by storm Honestly, all I'm looking for Is a place to call home All the while leaving my mark See you at the center Destinations I'm headed for are planets no one's seen before Maybe no one ever will, this universe is infinite Rocket fuel in my veins wrecking everything in my way And with fire in my eyes I'm taking on this no man's sky

She's independent, she's a modern woman She needs no prompting on her should and shouldn't It's always bosses, who wish that she wouldn't Files in the cabinet, so neatly numerical Makes all the clients so neatly alphabetical (Turn of 21) She's looking at the map (Looking at the map) Then looking at her watch (Looking at her watch) Bags on the rack (Bags on the rack) Seems like she's there Seems like she's there at the top Seems like she's there at the top There for her service, comfy red Granada Up to the midlands with a taped Sinatra Plans all the hotels and the airplane charters Found under covers with some representative The deal is effected but still only tentative (Turn of 21) She's looking at the map (Looking at the map) Then looking at her watch (Looking at her watch) Bags on the rack (Bags on the rack) Seems like she's there Seems like she's there at the top Seems like she's there at the top Shorthands a letter heading on the paper Slim lines her lunch break will it ever make her? Slender and modern so all the men will take her Back to the mirror in the Empress Hotel Where the businessman smiles and the object to sell (Turn of 21) She's looking at the map (Looking at the map) Then looking at her watch (Looking at her watch) Bags on the rack (Bags on the rack) Seems like she's there Seems like she's there at the top Seems like she's there at the top There at the top, there at the top There at the top, there at the top There at the top, there at the top

I've been around the world Had my pick of any girl You'd think I'd be happy But I'm not Ev'rybody knows my name But it's just a crazy game Oh, it's lonely at the top Listen to the band, they're playing just for me Listen to the people paying just for me All the applause-all the parades And all the money I have made Oh, it's lonely at the top Listen all you fools out there Go on and love me-I don't care Oh, it's lonely at the top Oh, it's lonely at the top