When You're On Top Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Buddha of Suburbia 

Cover art for When You're On Top lyrics by Wallflowers, The

I kind of have two different takes on it.

1) He's fine without this girl. He misses her, nothing's ever as good as when they're together, but he's recovering.

OR...

2) By this time, he's experienced fame and being popular, and so nothing's ever as good as when he's on top, and everyone loves him...

I was discussing this song yesterday, actually, and those are the theories we've proposed.