Growin' up as a kid
Tough skins and afros
Wasn't South Central
But still it came natural
There wasn't nobody
to watch my back
Didn't wanna be strapped
to 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 it was one of your friends
You better bury
your feelin's within
And understand
that on top of the stairs
They got keys to Catalacs
BMW's Mercedes Benz
and all of that
And on top of the stairs yeah
They got colour TV's
And even girls come
in two pairs
And on the bottom
you've got nothin' but guilt
Bad feelin's bein' kept
Homies been killed
When I die
always know
That I never was 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
'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 boogie
To the beat
I'ma emcee
I spent three years
in Mickey D's cleanin' dishes
Half of that time
was makin' wishes
Want ya hit switches
in a brand new six-for
But all I could afford
was another nine
And Roseau's Chicken
and Waffles
How 'bout that Honda accord
Used to watch drop by at night
Till 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
in 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
'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 will be cruel
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 prank phone calls
I was flossin' and sloshin'
in Fox Hills Mall
After all please
check my credentials
I once got busy
in the whenchles yeah
So throw your hands in the air
Wave 'em around
if you've been treated unfair
Yeah 'cause no one cares
Top of the stairs
'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
'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
'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 goin' back down
Yeah top of the stairs