[00:00.32]Intro: Ludacris (T.I.)][00:00.92]Rich by popular demand (The wait is over homie)[00:03.13]Yes it is, A-Town connection! (Know the city gon' feel this)[00:06.13]Damn right (Say Toot, I know you see me, 'Cris!)[00:09.38]Whattup boy? (I know both our pops lookin at us!)[00:11.55] B.o.B.][00:11.79]I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!)[00:14.78]About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls)[00:18.04]But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!)[00:21.07]Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world)[00:24.21]And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)[00:27.54]Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay)[00:30.21]And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)[00:33.83]Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, yeah, yeah)[00:36.44]T.I.][00:36.75]Ay, man I remember 'fore I stay that way, let me issue this statement[00:40.21]No way should reflection be mistaken for glorification[00:42.78]Now I remember so vivid, me and my niggaz was livin (how?)[00:46.55]Sub-standard condition, still handlin business (that right)[00:49.58]Still laughin and trippin, still happen to b*****s (okay)[00:52.76]I'm rappin not reminiscin, and goddamn it we did it[00:55.69]From trappin, standin and pitchin with riches stand in the kitchen[00:58.81]Splittin it eight ways, flip it in eight days[01:01.84]Thought to wild and unruly but just the way to behave[01:05.10]Kept the weigh and the yay' for most the paper we made[01:08.08]And all dimes, I ain't lyin, the pleasure was all mine[01:11.11]Had big work to move but we served the small time[01:14.16]Always outshine the niggaz with small minds[01:17.40]Who would thought we'd be arguably the greatest of all time[01:20.45]'Round here, we develop such a sound down here[01:23.58]Been duplicated often still can only be found here (BANKHEAD!)[01:26.70]Only listen to G's, that other shit I don't hear[01:29.95]shit, they so far in the rear, why would I even care?[01:32.90]I'm too fit to bein a player, stare at niggaz careers[01:36.07]Been talkin 'bout it for years and now we finally here[01:39.08]I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!)[01:42.17]About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls)[01:45.23]But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!)[01:48.37]Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world)[01:51.55]And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)[01:54.85]Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay)[01:57.61]And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)[02:01.14]Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, yeah, yeah)[02:03.54]They say what goes up must come down but I ain't reach my cruisin altitude[02:07.07]Take a look at what I did, but can you imagine what I'm about to do?[02:11.02]The places I'm 'bout to go and the money I'm 'bout to see[02:13.85]Gave Bill Gates some binoculars and said, "Look out for ME!"[02:17.22]Exceeded expectations, even at Def Jam[02:20.21]Cause I married the streets and Atlanta has been my best man[02:23.37]My momma quit her job and now she works with six figures[02:26.42]Cause I'm a self-made nappy headed RICH NIGGA! (OHH!)[02:29.51]Private planes help me travel in peace[02:32.16]To fo' cities in one day and fo' countries in one WEEK[02:35.29]Cause I, work for myself and no one else cause I'm too smart to[02:39.01]Put one of my partners right through culinary art school (WOO!)[02:42.16]Now he my personal chef so that bread he get it[02:45.33]Put 'em all in houses, cleaned up all of my friends' credit (true!)[02:48.58]And now they witnessed all the glitz and the glamour[02:51.11]Catch us eatin at Straits Atlanta with women with table manners[02:52.96]Orderin Singaporean lobster[02:55.98]Celebratin comin from nothin to winnin Grammy's and rappers winnin Oscars[03:00.57]Yeah, and they say rappers shouldn't act, nah suckers[03:03.46]We see Samuel Jackson like, "WHAS'S UP MOTHER ****ER!"[03:06.61]I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!)[03:09.41]About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls)[03:12.49]But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!)[03:15.66]Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world)[03:18.83]And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)[03:22.20]Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay)[03:25.05]And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)[03:28.18]Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, yeah, yeah)[03:31.08]Hey, hey[03:31.64]I know them haters don't stop plottin and wishin we fall[03:34.46]Cause I'm standin on top lookin down at it all (I see you)[03:38.14]Down all to y'all, it seems like I got it all[03:40.78]Homie I ain't get enough, we still tryin to triple up[03:43.91]That's why we got StreetCred and Akoo buildin up[03:47.04]Say I'm doin too much, shit , I say I ain't did enough[03:50.12]Remember sayin, "Damn, if I could just get to a million plus"[03:53.32]And now I'm like, "shit, what the **** is a million bucks?"[03:56.30]Triple that on my bond, thanks to Bigs and Run (appreciate it nigga)[04:00.15]But never mind what I been through, just look at what I become[04:02.74]All this shit I've avoided, what it done for my sons[04:05.73]And daughters and momma; just call her[04:08.14]I sold dope and dropped out of school, seems it's all they can see[04:11.95]They don't notice none of my family did that since me (nah)[04:15.16]I broke that cycle, now my family live a live for[04:18.45]Mandatory minimals, but not when the judge sentence us[04:21.61]Cousins in college, where you think they get tuition from?[04:24.87](Answer that) Just for standin 'round wishin, huh?[04:26.84]Hey while you stand around lookin dumb, I make it happen[04:30.93]Takin action over time, got damn good at it[04:33.73]I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!)[04:36.66]About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls)[04:39.78]But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!)[04:42.91]Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world)[04:46.01]And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)[04:49.32]Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay)[04:52.10]And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)[04:55.30]……