Lonely at the Top

Album: The Guitar Song (2010)
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  • I was pourin' out my troubles
    To a stranger in the bar
    About the problems and the pressures
    On a country music star

    Half braggin', half complainin'
    About the money and the fame
    And just how lonely life can be
    When you've made yourself a name

    I said would you like a drink
    He said thanks, I'll have a double
    I've worked up a powerful thirst
    Just listening to all your troubles

    And while he makes that drink
    I'll smoke one if you got 'em
    It might be lonely at the top,
    But its a bitch at the bottom

    I left a hundred on the table
    And didn't wait around for change
    With my load a little lighter
    And my thinking rearranged

    That stranger made me realize
    How thankful I should be
    And if I forget I hope those words
    He said come back to me

    I said would you like a drink
    He said thanks, I'll have a double
    I've worked up a powerful thirst
    Just listening to all your troubles

    And while he makes that drink
    I'll smoke one if you got 'em
    It might be lonely at the top,
    But its a bitch at the bottom

    It might be lonely at the top,
    But its a bitch at the bottom Writer/s: TIMOTHY J JOHNSON
    Publisher: RIO NUEVO ENTERTAINMENT LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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