Ridin´ down the highway
Goin´ to a show
Stop in all the by-ways
Playin´ rock ´n´ roll
Gettin´ robbed
Gettin´ stoned
Gettin´ beat up
Broken boned
Gettin´ had
Gettin´ 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 playin´ in a rock roll band
It´s a long way to the top
If you wanna rock ´n´ roll

Hotel, motel
Make you wanna cry
Lady do the hard sell
Know the reason why
Gettin´ old
Gettin´ grey
Gettin´ ripped off
Under-paid
Gettin´ sold
Second hand
That´s how it goes
Playin´ 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
Well, it´s a long way
It´s a long way, (they tell me)
It´s a long way, such a long way,