Rick James, The Temptations - Standing on the Top lyrics

Yi-yi, yi-yi-yi, yi-yi

When you're on the top
There's no place you can really
Go but down, down, down
People on the street congratulate you
They say they love the way you sound

Wherewhen you're on the low
No one wants to chit or chat
Or even know your name
Your agent's never there
Your manager has ripped you
Off and gone somewhere standing on the top

Standing on the top, top
On the top getting down, yeah
Standing on the top (yeah) , top
On the top getting down, Temptations sing

Standing on the top ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Standing on the top ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

When you're on the top
Everyone you meet they wanna be
Your long lost friend
They say how great you are, a superstar
But do you have any money to lend
(Hey, man, can you loan me a few bucks?)

When you're on the low
Where do all the freaks and fancy people go?
(I don't know) I don't know
People sit and stare
Asking crazy questions: "Do you braid your
Hair?" and "What's L-7 Square?"

Standing on the top, top
On the top getting down, HO! YEAHooH!

Standing on the top, top
On the top getting down, down, down, down
Standing on the top (Sing)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(Well, well, well, well, well, well)

Standing on the top (Well)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
(Standing on the top getting down)

Can you understand it (We understand it)
Can you understand it what I'm talkin' about
When I say that funk is here to stay
(We understand it)
Can you understand it what I'm talkin' about
The funk is here to stay, oh
(We understand it)
If you understand it, say "yeah" (yeah yeah)

We want the funk
We want the funk and nothing else will do
(We want the funk)
We want the funk and nothing else will do
(We want the funk) We want the funk
We want the funk and nothing else will do
(We want the funk)
We want the funk and nothing else will do

We want the funk
We want the funk and nothing else will do
(We want the funk)
We want the funk and nothing else will do

We want the funk
We want the funk and nothing else will do