Released: June 27, 1995
Songwriter: Richie Sambora Jon Bon Jovi
Producer: Peter Collins Richie Sambora Jon Bon Jovi
[Verse 1]
Tell Franie I'm sorry she didn't get to know her dad
I'll bet he's sorry he didn't get to know you too
Tell her there'll be people singing things that make her sad
How her daddy felt alone how he was hurting bad
I guess that won't be too far from the truth
[Chorus 1]
Yeah, it's lonely at the top
Happy is one thing it's not
[Verse 2]
I was jaded, suffocated, it got too hard to breath
But never got as high as I needed to be
You know life becomes worthless when they steal your dreams
I just couldn't live with what was left for me
And I couldn't run far enough from the truth, what's the use
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]
Before you know you find yourself alone and looking down
No one there can help you stop before you hit the ground
It's lonely at the top
Oooh yeah
[Verse 3]
Tell Franie, I'm sorry I better kiss her when she cries
I'm sorry I left her, never said good-bye
Didn't mean to leave you all alone but then the music died
Though the song remains the same, I couldn't live that lie
You know that isn't too far from the truth
And you know that isn't too far from the truth
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]
Tell Franie I'm sorry she didn't get to know her dad
I'll bet he's sorry he didn't get to know you too
Tell her there'll be people singing things that make her sad
How her daddy felt alone how he was hurting bad
I guess that won't be too far from the truth
[Chorus 1]
Yeah, it's lonely at the top
Happy is one thing it's not
[Verse 2]
I was jaded, suffocated, it got too hard to breath
But never got as high as I needed to be
You know life becomes worthless when they steal your dreams
I just couldn't live with what was left for me
And I couldn't run far enough from the truth, what's the use
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]
Before you know you find yourself alone and looking down
No one there can help you stop before you hit the ground
It's lonely at the top
Oooh yeah
[Verse 3]
Tell Franie, I'm sorry I better kiss her when she cries
I'm sorry I left her, never said good-bye
Didn't mean to leave you all alone but then the music died
Though the song remains the same, I couldn't live that lie
You know that isn't too far from the truth
And you know that isn't too far from the truth
[Chorus 1]
[Chorus 2]
more tracks from the album
These Days
- Hey God
- Good Guys Don’t Always Wear White
- Lonely at the Top
- I Thank You
- Fields of Fire - Demo
- Let’s Make It Baby - Demo
- The End
- Crazy
- I Don’t Like Mondays
- Tumblin’ Dice
- Heaven Help Us All
- Prostitute
- When She Comes
- Como Yo Nadie Te Ha Amado (This Ain’t A Love Song)
- Bitter Wine
- Something for the Pain
- This Ain’t a Love Song
- These Days
- Lie To Me
- Damned
- My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms
- (It’s Hard) Letting You Go
- Hearts Breaking Even
- Something To Believe In
- If That’s What It Takes
- Diamond Ring
- All I Want Is Everything
- Mrs. Robinson
From the albums
- These Days (1995)
- 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong (2004)
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