Elevator

(Statik Selektah) I'm at the top floor, sittin' in the cloud Sippin' chi, doing yoga with my socks off I ain't ever with the crowd, all them little people loud I don't shout, but they listenin' when I talk Lot of niggas on the prowl, lot of bitches on it too Money gettin' them aroused, they don't got nothin' to lose, it's a mad house The world sick, there's always something to rap about I bought property with catalog and cashed out Now I'm keepin' my mind sharp, straight man Had to learn that everything's my fault So I've been in Japan, just takin' some time off Hold yourself accountable, 'cause nigga I signed off Chillin' in the palm, makin' up for the time lost All they do is take nigga, where is the line drawn? Hatin' from they high horse, call it refined salt They stealin' my vibe and then they sellin' the knockoff The elevator don't go down, yeah Too bad I don't got time, yeah Well, I guess you on your own now, yeah It's all up on my side, yeah The elevator don't go down, yeah I be giving you the peace sign, yeah Didn't know, well, ya know now, yeah Elevation on each sides, yeah I don't mind it All I do is chalk it up to universal timin' Up before the sun see the storm cloud comin' I'm already on the watch, lookin' for the silver linin' Every day, I gotta (I gotta) breathe in Lot of shit you dealin' with is really just a season Put the bags down, find somethin' to believe in Let it go, they ain't really nothin' you should keep in Exhale, pick up all the pieces yet again Until you get it together, the cycle never ends I got to bet ahead, I got a better bed No distractions, my vision tunnel is dead ahead Devil see you movin' with love, he think you better dead Lately, havin' peace of mind is a better flex If them people phony, it matter less that you get respect Still had dignity even when I was check to check Niggas out here playin' chess The elevator don't go down, yeah Too bad I don't got time, yeah Well, I guess you on your own now, yeah It's all up on my side, yeah The elevator don't go down, yeah I be giving you the peace sign, yeah Didn't know, well, ya know now, yeah Elevation on each sides, yeah We in the Waldorf Astoria Everybody gotta take a break, even warriors Manicures got the tennis court, what we bettin' for? Got some white nigga frustrated 'cause it's 40 love How you trippin' with a view of the Black Sea? Persian Gulf new year, it's shit that was last week What a time, I do not remember my last drink All I know is niggas was buggin' 'cause I was mad weak Now we revel in luxury that we never had Traded my insecurities for a better bag Always chillin' in foreign places you never at Bottomless mimosa, they 15 minutes don't ever last I just sit and laugh, sittin' with the facts I collect opinions, then I put 'em in the trash I got what they lack, uh, never lookin' back, uh Where I been, you won't even see it on a map, uh The elevator don't go down, yeah Too bad I don't got time, yeah Well, I guess you on your own now, yeah It's all up on my side, yeah The elevator don't go down, yeah I be giving you the peace sign, yeah Didn't know, well, ya know now, yeah Elevation on each sides, yeah