[Intro]
(Statik Selektah)

[Verse 1]
I'm at the top floor, sittin' in a cloud
Sippin' chai, doin' yoga with my socks off
I ain't never with the crowd, all them lil' people loud
I don't shout, but they listenin' when I talk
Lot of n***as 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 somethin' to rap 'bout
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 been in Japan just takin' some time off
Hold yourself accountable 'cause, n***a, I signed off
Chillin' in the palm, makin' up for the time lost
All they do is take, n***a, where is the line drawn?
Hatin' from they high horse, call it refined salt
They stealin' my vibe and then they sellin' the knockoff

[Chorus]
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 givin' you the peace sign, yeah
Didn't know, well, you know now, yeah
Elevation on each sides, yeah
[Verse 2]
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 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, there 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 a better head, 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
N***as out here playin' chess

[Chorus]
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 givin' you the peace sign, yeah
Didn't know, well, you know now, yeah
Elevation on each sides, yeah
[Verse 3]
We in the Waldorf Astoria
Everybody gotta take a break, even warriors
Manicures, got the tennis court, what we bettin' for?
Got some white n***a frustrated cause it's forty-love
How you trippin' with a view of the Black Sea?
Persian Gulf, New Year, shit, that was last week
What a time, I do not remember my last drink
All I know is n***as 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 fifteen 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

[Chorus]
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 givin' you the peace sign, yeah
Didn't know, well, you know now, yeah
Elevation on each sides, yeah