On Top Of The World
B.o.B Lyrics

Rich by popular demand
We became rich because everyone wanted what we had.

The wait is over homie, Yes it is
We have been waiting for success, but now that we have made it, the wait is over.

A town connect, Know the city gon' feel this, Damn right
We have connections in the city and everyone is going to feel the impact of our success.

Say Toob I know you see me, Say Chris, What up boy, I know both our pops, Lookin' at us
We are aware of our fathers who are watching us from above and are proud of what we have achieved.

I used to dream (I used to dream) oh whoa, About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls), But now I see (now I see) oh whoa
We used to dream about becoming rich and having all the luxuries, but now that we have achieved success, we have a different perspective.

Because I'm sitting on top of the world (the whole world), And now I see (hey) see (hey) see (hey) see, Cause I'm sitting on top of the world, Sitting on top of the world
We have achieved everything we dreamed of and are on top of the world.

Man I remember before I say that wait let me issue this statement, No way should reflection be mistaking for glorification
Before reminiscing about our past struggles, we want to clarify that we are not glorifying the hardships we faced.

Now I remember so vivid me and my niggas was living
We remember our past vividly when we were living with our friends.

Sub-standard condition still handling business, Still laughing and tripping still having the bitches
Despite living in sub-standard conditions, we continued to do business, have fun with friends, and enjoy women's company.

Thought that while in a room it was just the way to behave, Kept the weight and the yey for most the paper we made in all dimes
We thought this way of life was normal and kept the drugs and money for ourselves.

I always out shined the niggas with small minds, Who would of thought we would be arguably the greatest of all time
We always stood out from people with limited perspectives and achieved a level of success we never thought was possible.

'Round here we developed such a sound down here, But duplicate it off the steel it can only be found here
Our music is unique to our neighborhood and cannot be duplicated.

Only listen to gs that other shit I don't hear, Shit they so far in the rear how would I even care
We only listen to people who are successful like us and do not care about people who are not on our level.

Been talk about it for years and now we finally here
We have been talking about achieving success for years and now we have finally made it.

They say what goes up must come down, But I ain't reached my cruisee altitude
People say that success doesn't last forever, but we are not done achieving success yet.

Take a look at what I did but can you imagine what I'm about to do, The places I'm bout to go and the money I'm bout to see
We have achieved so much, but we are planning to achieve even more in the future.

Gave Bill Gates some binoculars and said look out for me
We are so successful that even Bill Gates is aware of us and our achievements.

Cause I married the streets and Atlanta has been my best man
We are so loyal to our neighborhood that it is like we are married to it, and Atlanta has always supported us.

My momma quit her job and now she works with six figures, Cause I'm a self-made nappy-headed rich nigga
Our success has allowed our mother to quit her job and work a high-paying job, and we achieved our success on our own.

Private planes help me travel in peace, To four cities in one day and four countries in one week
Our success has allowed us to travel in luxury and visit multiple cities and countries quickly.

Now he my personal chef so that bread he get it, Put them all in houses cleaned up all of my friends credit
We have employed our friends and helped them improve their financial situations by paying them well and helping them clean up their credit.

And now they witness all the glitz and the glamor, Catch us eating at straits Atlanta with women with table manners, Order in seeapore and lobster
Our friends are now able to witness our luxurious lifestyle and join us at high-end restaurants to enjoy fancy meals.

Celebrating coming from nothing to winning Grammy's and rappers winning Oscars
We are celebrating our success of coming from nothing to winning awards like Grammys and Oscars.

They say rappers shouldn't act nah suckers, We see Samuel Jackson like whats up motherfucker!
People say that rappers should not act in movies, but we have been successful in doing so and even interact with successful actors like Samuel L. Jackson.

I know them haters don't stop plotting and wish you would fall, Cause I'm standing on top looking down at it all
We know that there are people who do not like us and want us to fail, but we are successful and looking down on everyone else.

Homie I ain't get enough I'm still trying to triple up
We are not satisfied with our success and want to triple our current level of wealth.

So all we got is street cred and a cool building up, Say I'm doing too much shit I say I ain't did enough
Our only assets are our reputation and our building, and we are not satisfied with our current level of success.

Remember saying damn if I could just get to a million plus, And now I'm like shit what the fuck is a million bucks
We used to dream about being millionaires, but we achieved that and now view it as a small amount.

Triple that on my bun thanks to bigs and run, But never mind what I've been through just look at what I become
We have achieved a level of success that has allowed us to be wealthy beyond our dreams, but we do not focus on our past struggles and instead celebrate our current accomplishments.

All the shit I've avoided what I done for my sons, And daughters and momma just call her
We have been able to avoid hardships for the sake of our family and have provided for our mother, sons, and daughters.

I sold dope and dropped out of school seems its all they can see, They don't notice none of my family did that since me
People only focus on our past mistakes of selling drugs and dropping out of school, but they do not see that our family has not followed in our footsteps.

Cousins in college where you think they get tuition from (answer that), Jeffrey standing around wishing huh
We have been able to support our cousins in college and pay for their tuition, and we have even helped our friend Jeffrey improve his situation.

And while you standing around looking dumb, I make it happen taking action over time goddamn good at it
While people are standing around doing nothing, we are constantly taking action and making things happen because we are skilled at what we do.