The Temptations, Rick James - Standing On The Top lyrics

Ya ya, ya ya ya, ya ya

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

Well, when you're on the low
No one wants to chit or chat
Or even know your name (Oh, yeah)
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, yeah
Standing on the top top!
On the top getting down, ho!

Yeah, ooh!

Standing on the top top!
On the top getting down, yeah
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, yeah)
(We understand it) When I say that
Funk is here to stay funk is here to stay

We want the funk
(We want the funk and nothing else will do
Nothing else will do, no) we want the funk
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, we want the funk
Nothing but the punk funk) we want the funk
(Ooh we want the funk
And nothing but the funk) we want the funk

(We want the funk
All we're saying is 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
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
(We want the funk)
We want the funk and nothing else will do
Standing on the top
Standing on the top (yeah)

Hey, what you say do you
Like your funk this way?
Hey, what you say (We like it, we like it)
Hey, what you say do you
Like your funk this way?
Hey, what you say (We like it, we like it)
Hey, what you say do you
Like your funk this way?
Hey, what you say (We like it, we like it)
Hey, what you say do you
Like your funk this way?
Hey, what you say (We like it, we like it)

Standing on the top (BLOW! BLOW)
Standing on the top (Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh)

Hey, what you say do you
Like your funk this way?
Hey, what you say (Do you like it?, yeah)
Hey, what you say do you
Like your funk this way? Hey, what you say
Hey, what you say do you
Like your funk this way?
Hey, what you say (Yoooo, ho)
Hey, what you say what you say what you say
Hey, what you say what you say what you say
(Say what?)

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

Mmm hmm, everybody, in this place tonight
If you feel the funk, and you feel all right
Say "Heywhat you say" (Hey, what you say)
(We want the funk and nothing else)
Hey, what you say
(We want the funk and nothing else)
Hey, what you say
(We want the funk and nothing else)
(We want the funk) Hey, what you say