[Intro: Ludacris (T.I.)] Rich by popular demand (The wait is over homie) Yes it is, A-Town connection! (Know the city gon' feel this) Damn right (Say Toot, I know you see me, 'Cris!) Whattup boy? (I know both our pops lookin at us!) Wayne Bridges, whattup? Let's go! (Big Phil, we made this shit happen homie) History in the makin (Hey!) Hey! (Momma I did it!)
[Chorus: B.O.B.] I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!) About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls) But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!) Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world) And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay) And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, yeah, yeah)
[T.I.] Ay, man I remember 'fore I stay that way, let me issue this statement No way should reflection be mistaken for glorification Now I remember so vivid, me and my niggaz was livin (how?) Sub-standard condition, still handlin business (that right) Still laughin and trippin, still happen to bitches (okay) I'm rappin not reminiscin, and goddamn it we did it From trappin, standin and pitchin with riches stand in the kitchen Splittin it eight ways, flip it in eight days Thought to wild and unruly but just the way to behave Kept the weigh and the yay' for most the paper we made And all dimes, I ain't lyin, the pleasure was all mine Had big work to move but we served the small time Always outshine the niggaz with small minds Who would thought we'd be arguably the greatest of all time 'Round here, we develop such a sound down here Been duplicated often still can only be found here (BANKHEAD!) Only listen to G's, that other shit I don't hear Shit, they so far in the rear, why would I even care? I'm too fit to bein a player, stare at niggaz careers Been talkin 'bout it for years and now we finally here
[Chorus] I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!) About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls) But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!) Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world) And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay) And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, yeah, yeah)
[Ludacris] Luda, Luda! Hear my heart on this one True story! Rest in peace Wayne Bridges
They say what goes up must come down but I ain't reach my cruisin altitude 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 Gave Bill Gates some binoculars and said, "Look out for ME!" Exceeded expectations, even at Def Jam Cause I married the streets and Atlanta has been my best man My momma quit her job and now she works with six figures Cause I'm a self-made nappy headed RICH NIGGA! (OHH!) Private planes help me travel in peace To fo' cities in one day and fo' countries in one WEEK Cause I, work for myself and no one else cause I'm too smart to Put one of my partners right through culinary art school (WOO!) Now he my personal chef so that bread he get it Put 'em all in houses, cleaned up all of my friends' credit (true!) And now they witnessed all the glitz and the glamour Catch us eatin at Straits Atlanta with women with table manners Orderin Singaporean lobster Celebratin comin from nothin to winnin Grammy's and rappers winnin Oscars Yeah, and they say rappers shouldn't act, nah suckers We see Samuel L. Jackson like, "WHASSUP MOTHERFUCKER!"