Ridin' down the highway
Going to a show
Stopping in all the by-ways
Playing rock'n'roll
Getting robbed
Getting stoned
Getting beat up
Broken boned
Getting had
Getting took
I tell you folks,
It’s harder than it looks

It's a long way to the top, if you wanna rock'n'roll
It's a long way to the top, if you wanna rock'n'roll
If you think it's easy doin' one-night stands
Try playing in a rock'n'roll band
It's a long way to the top, if you wanna rock'n'roll

Hotel motel
Make you wanna cry
Lady's do the hard sell
Know the reason why
Gettin old
Getting grey
Getting ripped off
Underpaid
Getting sold
Second-hand
That's how it goes
Playing in a band

It's a long way to the top, if you wanna rock'n'roll
It's a long way to the top, if you wanna rock'n'roll
If you wanna be a star of stage and screen
Look out, it's rough and mean

It's a long way to the top,
If you wanna rock'n'roll
It's a long way to the top,
If you wanna rock'n'roll