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Such a feelin's comin' over me There is wonder in most everything I see Not a cloud in the sky Got the sun in my eyes And I won't be surprised if it's a dream Everything I want the world to be Is now coming true especially for me And the reason is clear It's because you are here You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world Something in the wind has learned my name And it's tellin' me that things are not the same In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me There is only one wish on my mind When this day is through I hope that I will find That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me All I need will be mine if you are here I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world
As this album is being released, Top Of The World appears to be on the verge of bieing the Carpenters' ninth gold single. Although this song was originally written by Richard and John as an album selection, response at concerts and encouragement from fans led Richard and Karen to consider a single release. Meanwhile, A&M Records in Australia and Japan released Top Of The World as a single to meet public demand; in both countries it became No. 1. After deciding to re-record this song for single release and make a few changes from the album cut, Richard -- who admits he must have underrated it -- has been watching this word-of-mouth hit move up the American charts toward the magic million mark.
In the notes to the Carpenters: The Compact Disc Collection, Richard Carpenter wrote:
Top Of The World - I have to admit we miscalled this one. After completing the song we felt it was a nice "album cut". It didn't take long, however, to learn otherwise. The response to it in concert was overwhelming. It was culled from the album in Japan and "went gold". Lynn Anderson covered it and it went to number one on the country charts. Certain Top 40 stations in the U.S. were charting it based on requests alone. Not being "born yesterday" we released the record with a few revisions in late 1973.
