On Top of the World

I was on my way home from a pub crawl
My spirit had started to fade
Then I turned my head to a friend's call
He said look up there in the glade
I looked around and I saw a door
And above it there was a sign
A sign that said "The old storehouse"
And I was sure that luck was now mine

Moments they come and moments they go
But memories like this linger on
Standing on top of the world for a day
Til you realize everything's gone

We walked in and heard music playing
And people were dancing along
We went to the bar and away with a pint
Nothing 'bout it could go wrong
Then up came a pretty young damsel
She told me that she was from afar
She lured me with warmth and she filled me with pints
'Til I fell down to the floor at the bar

Moments they come and moments they go
But memories like this linger on
Standing on top of the world for a day
Til you realize everything's gone

And to my surprise when I woke up
My hands were tied up with a band
And I saw a sign on the ship's side
A sign that said "Van Diemen's Land"
I don't understand just what happened
But here as I rest in the shade
I can not forget how she came up to me
And of the mistake that I'd made

Moments they come and moments they go
But memories like this linger on
Standing on top of the world for a day
Til you realize everything's gone

Moments they come and moments they go
But memories like this linger on
Standing on top of the world for a day
Til you realize everything's gone