Top Of The Stairs - Skee-Lo

Growin' up as a kid, tough skins and Afros

Wasn’t South Central, but still it came natural

It wasn’t nobody to watch my back

Didn’t wanna be strapped or get jacked

Mama taught me not to trust no man

Brother, what’s your plan?

If you ever lose a fight, then you go back again and win

And I don’t care if he was one of your friends

You better bury your feelings within, and understand

'Cause on top of the stairs

They got keys to Cadillacs, BMWs, Mercedes Benzes and all of that

And on top of the stairs, yeah

They got color TVs and even girls come in two pairs

And on the bottom you’ve got nothin' but guilt

Bad feelings being felt, dead homies being killed

When I die, always know that I never wanna see my little brother drop

So you better stay on top

'Cause no one really cares about the guy on the bottom

No one really cares about the guy beneath

And everybody wants to be down with the dude

On top of the stairs, top of the stairs

Little brother, look around you, can’t you see

All the possibilities and we, you and me

To the bang boogie, up jump the boogie

To the boogie to the boogedy beat, I’m an emcee

I spent three years in Mickey D’s cleanin' dishes

Half of that time was makin' wishes

Wanted to hit switches in a brand new 6−4

But all I could afford was a number nine at Roscoe’s for chicken and waffles

How about that Honda Accord?

Used to watch 'em drive by at night 'til I got bored

But not no more, really, that’s for sure

'Cause I gotta million honeys knockin' on my door

And I’m not tryin' to score with one

'Cause diseases kill and that’s ill

To make a mill and then you gettin' done

When you on top of the world girls may come

But when you fall down you won’t find one

'Cause no one really cares about the guy on the bottom

No one really cares about the guy beneath

And everybody wants to be down with the dude

On top of the stairs, top of the stairs

Little brother, this is all we got

Me and you, we be crew

Even though it doesn’t seem like a lot, it is

So don’t be thinkin' negative

I know just how you feel when you got time to kill I’ll tell you how it is

I know you might be unsure

'Cause it gets rough out there and when it rains and pours

I stole shoes from stores, hung out with cool cats

Put cars on flats, broke windows with bats

And that’s not all, even made crank phone calls

I was flossin' on Slauson and Fox Hills Mall (So whattup y’all?)

After all, please check my credentials

I once got busy in the Winchell’s, yeah

So throw your hands in the air

Wave 'em around if you’ve been treated unfair, yeah

'Cause no one cares (about me)

No one cares (about you)

Top of the stairs, top of the stairs (yeah)

'Cause no one really cares about the guy on the bottom

No one really cares about the guy beneath

And everybody wants to be down with the dude

On top of the stairs, top of the stairs

Yeah

To all my little brothers out there

It’s cool to be on top, but don’t ever forget where you came from

Most importantly you better remember

The little guy you step on to get on top

Is the same guy you gonna run into going back down

Yeah

Top of the stairs