Top Floor Walking in, what I gotta' knock for? Buddy, please don't touch this is not yours This only one tape I got five more Yeah I ain't worried bout the next man I got vision like Xavier from X-men So if I fail It's the next plan And if I fail the next plan It's the next plan Yeah I ain't really tripping on a L (On a L) Cause when you lose you be bettering yourself (Better yourself) I rather be out here than be in jail (Be in jail) Running checking letters in the mail (I know that's right) I rather see my brothers doing well (Doing good) Then talking to my brothers in a cell (Doing good) And if you couldn't already tell (What you knew) I rather be in Heaven than in hell (Look) And I'd rather starve Then be a glutton of this world Keep your money Keep your car And your plastic girl And I rather run Then know that I would be a slave To the system of this world That's keeping everyone enchained On the Top Floor Walking in, what I gotta' knock for? Buddy, please don't touch this is not yours This only one tape, I got five more Yeah I ain't worried bout the next man I got vision like Xavier from X-men So if I fail It's the next plan And if I fail the next plan It's the next plan Yeah I wasn't raised by a book on a shelf (On a shelf) Self-help really ain't much help (Ain't much help) Especially when you raised in the hood And you don't have access like everybody else I rather see my people share the wealth (Share the wealth) Then run away and keep it for they-self (Don't be greedy) And if you couldn't already tell (If you knew) I rather be in Heaven than in hell (Look) And I rather starve Than be a glutton over fame Keep your deals And your money And your whip and chain That's why I rather run Then know that I would be a slave You can lock my body up But you can't take my mind away From the Top Floor Walking in, what I gotta' knock for? Buddy, please don't touch this is not yours This only one tape, I got five more Yeah I ain't worried bout the next man I got vision like Xavier from X-men So if I fail It's the next plan And if I fail the next plan It's the next plan