Lyrics

Here comes a fireman, here comes a cop  
Here comes a wrench, here comes a car hop  
Been going on forever, it ain't ever gonna stop  
Everybody wants to be the man at the top  
  
[Chorus]  
Everybody wants to be the man at the top  
Everybody wants to be the man at the top  
Aim your gun, son, and shoot your shot  
Everybody wants to be the man at the top  
  
Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief  
Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief  
One thing in common they all got  
Everybody wants to be the man at the top  
  
[Chorus]  
  
Man at the top says it's lonely up there  
If it is man, I don't care  
From the big white house to the parking lot  
Everybody wants to be the man at the top  
  
Here comes a banker, here comes a businessman  
Here comes a kid with a guitar in his hand  
Dreaming of his record in number-one spot  
Everybody wants to be the man at the top  
  
[Chorus]

Song details

Artist: Bruce Springsteen