I used to look up at these lights.

Now I'm looking down at 'em.

Crazy how things change. I remember nights when the vision was blurry,

Everybody moving in a rush, in a hurry.

I was sitting in the back, plotting on the next move,

Nothing in my pocket but a whole lot to prove.

I saw the fake love turning into real hate,

I saw the closed doors, so I had to build a gate.

They only wanna talk when the money in the conversation,

When you at the bottom, they don't want association.

I kept my head down, working through the silent hours,

Watering the dirt until I finally saw the flowers.

Now they calling up my phone, acting like we used to chill,

I just hit ignore, 'cause I know the love ain't real. Now I'm standing at the top, looking at the last skyline,

Everything I wanted, yeah, I finally made it mine.

I can see the whole city glowing in the dark,

I took a little ember and I turned it to a spark.

The view is so beautiful when you standing on your own,

I traded in the struggle and I built myself a throne.

Yeah, looking at the last skyline...

I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be. The air is getting thin when you climbing up the altitude,

I had to change the circle, had to change the attitude.

You lose a lot of sleep when you chasing down a dream,

You gotta learn to paddle when you going upstream.

I see the reflections in the glass of the penthouse,

Thinking 'bout the days when I was quiet as a mouse.

Now the speakers booming and the crowd is going wild,

I did it for the family, I did it for the child

That was looking in the mirror, hoping for a better day,

Hoping that the pain and the rain would wash away.

I paid the heavy price, yeah, the toll was fully taken,

But looking at the city now, I know I ain't mistaken. Now I'm standing at the top, looking at the last skyline,

Everything I wanted, yeah, I finally made it mine.

I can see the whole city glowing in the dark,

I took a little ember and I turned it to a spark.

The view is so beautiful when you standing on your own,

I traded in the struggle and I built myself a throne.

Yeah, looking at the last skyline...

I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be. I don't need the validation.

I don't need the fake applause.

I just needed peace of mind.

And I finally found the cause. Now I'm standing at the top, looking at the last skyline,

Everything I wanted, yeah, I finally made it mine.

I can see the whole city glowing in the dark,

I took a little ember and I turned it to a spark.

The view is so beautiful when you standing on your own,

I traded in the struggle and I built myself a throne.

Yeah, looking at the last skyline...

I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be.