Top Of The World

Top Of The World is the tenth and final track on the 1990 James album Gold Mother.

It is the only Gold Mother song that is part-credited to Gavan Whelan. It appeared in shows on the Summer 1989 show as a mid-paced track with lines such as “my girlfriend says she’s pregnant, we should have taken precautions”.

The track opened up many shows on the 1990 World Cup tour in its final slowed-down version and then was discarded until the 1992 acoustic tour. It was resurrected in 1998 and became a regular in the encores on the 1999 Winter tour with Tim, dressed in a glittery silver mirror-ball coat, flying into the audience with the help of ropes attached to the ceiling. The popularity of the track saw a live version released on the b-side of the We’re Going To Miss You single.

It still makes appearances in the setlist often starting or ending a show.

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The view from here's breathtaking
My visions all surrounding
The humans look like insects
There is only one way down
But it's cold and lonely in this stratosphere
Gliding through the darkness
Where is my craft leading to
Am I damned or blessed?
Don't let go on top of the world
Don't let go on top of the world
Will my good friends desert me
Or will they prove themselves?
Are my demands all greedy
Or are they what I need?
If I will not be faithful
I must accept betrayal
When your turn comes to leave me
Will my free ways have failed?
Don't let go on top of the world
Don't let go on top of the world
I'll meet you inside hollow world
I'll meet you inside
Hollow world, hollow world
Hollow world, hollow world
Don't let go on top of the world
Don't let go on top of the world
It's a long way down
It's a long way down
And I'm so cold