[ti:on top of the world] [ar:T.I] [00:36.88]man i remember before i say that wait let me issue this statement [00:40.16]no way should reflection be mistaking for glorification [00:42.66]now i remember so vivid me and my niggas was living [00:47.12]sub-standard condition still handling business [00:49.68]still laughing and tripping still having the bitches [00:52.61]im rapping now reminiscing and god damn it we made it [00:56.22]from trapping standing and pitching with rich we stand in the kitchen [00:59.95]splitting it eight ways flipping it 8days [01:01.97]thought that while in a room it was just the way to behave [01:05.21]kept the weight and the yey for most the paper we made in all dimes [01:08.53]i aint lieing the pleasure was all mine [01:11.46]have big work to move but we served the small time [01:14.41]i always outshined the niggas with small minds [01:17.04]who would of thought we would be arguably the greatest of all time [01:21.15]around here we developed such a sound down here [01:23.42]but duplicate it off the steel it can only be found here [01:26.57]only listen to gs that other shit i dont hear [01:30.10]shit they so far in the rear how would i even care [01:33.07]im too busy being a player staring at niggas careers [01:35.75]but talk about it for years and now we finally here [01:38.37]i used to dream （i used to dream）oh whoah [01:41.24]about the money and the cars and girls （and the girls） [01:45.54]but now i sing （now i sing）oh whoah [01:47.90]because im sitting on top of the world （the whole world） [01:50.44]and now i sing sing sing sing cause im sitting on top of the world [01:57.01]and now i sing sing sing sing sitting on top of the world [02:02.62]they say what goes up must come down but i aint reached my cruising altitude [02:07.11]take a look at what i did but can you imagine what im about to do [02:10.54]the places im bout to go and the money im bout to see [02:13.73]gave bill gates some binoculaurs and said look out for me [02:16.86]and see these expectations even at def jam [02:19.33]cause i married the streets and atlanta has been my best man [02:23.03]my momma quit her job and now she works with six figures [02:26.69]cause im a self-made nappy-headed rich nigga [02:28.50]private planes help me travel in peace [02:30.89]to four cities in one day and four countries in one week [02:35.44]cause i work for myself and no one else cause im too smart too [02:39.01]put one of my partners right through culinary art school [02:41.16]now he my personal chef so that bread he get it [02:45.25]put them all in houses cleaned up all of my friends credit [02:48.00]and now they witness all the glitz and the glamour [02:50.75]catch us eating at straits atlanta with women with table manners [02:53.37]order in singapore and lobster [02:55.73]celebrating coming from nothing to winning grammys and rappers winning oscars [02:59.21]and they say rappers shouldnt act nahh suckers [03:06.51]i used to dream （i used to dream）oh whoah [03:08.66]about the money and the cars and girls （and the girls） [03:11.67]but now i sing （now i sing）oh whoah [03:15.66]because im sitting on top of the world （the whole world） [03:18.84]and now i sing sing sing sing cause im sitting on top of the world [03:24.60]and now i sing sing sing sing sitting on top of the world [03:31.31]i know them haters dont stop plotting and wish you would fall [03:34.75]cause im standing on top looking down at it all [03:37.77]i see you down there to yall this aint like i got it all [03:41.14]homie i aint get enough im still trying to triple up [03:44.34]so all we got is street cred and a cool building up [03:47.37]say im doing too much shit i say i aint did enough [03:50.19]remember saying damn if i could just get to a million plus [03:56.39]triple that on my bun thanks to bigs and run [03:58.68]but nevermind what ive been through just look at what i become [04:02.57]all the shit ive avoided what i done for my sons [04:05.35]hand dollars and momma just call her [04:07.39]i sold dope and dropped out of school seems its all they can see [04:12.67]they dont notice none of my family did that since me [04:15.29]i broke that cycle now my family live a life of [04:18.18]mandatory minimals but not when the judge sentence them [04:21.36]cousins in college where you think they get tuition from [04:24.90]jeffrey standing around wishing huh [04:26.97]and while you standing around looking dumb [04:29.71]i make it happen taking action over time got damn good at it [04:33.41]i used to dream （i used to dream）oh whoah [04:36.74]about the money and the cars and girls （and the girls） [04:39.94]but now i sing （now i sing）oh whoah [04:42.73]because im sitting on top of the world （the whole world） [04:46.03]and now i sing sing sing sing cause im sitting on top of the world [04:52.47]and now i sing sing sing sing sitting on top of the world