I should be knocking on the door of the pearly gates Why keep a poor man alive in a job he hates I've heard that good things will come to he who waits I should be riding on a float in the hit parade Instead of standing on the curb behind the barricade Another verse in the doormat serenade Won't you put me on top (oooh, put me on top) Won't you put me on top or change the odds Won't you put me on top (oooh, put me on top) Or at least put some hope in the bottom of the box Oh, at least put some hope in the box for me Cause it's only black and white and not a lot of each There's a remote on the shelf, but it's out of reach Won't you put me on top (oooh, put me on top) Won't you put me on top or change the odds Won't you put me on top (oooh, put me on top) Or at least put some hope in the bottom of the box Put some hope in the bottom of the box for me I need it (Oooh, put me on top) Won't you put me on top (oooh, put me on top) Won't you put me on top or change the odds Won't you put me on top (oooh, put me on top) Or at least put some hope in the bottom of the box Put me on (oooh, put me on top) Won't you put me on top again (change the odds) Or at least put some hope (oooh, put me on top) Put some home in the bottom of the box Oh, at least put some hope in the bottom of the box