There's Room At The Top (Alternate Version)

(Harold Beatty, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland)



In the ghetto just the other day

I heard a mama turned to her son and say

Remember where you're going

Remember who you are

There's no win to accomplishment

No distances too far



But you gotta get on up (get on up)

Push a little harder

Educate your mind, get a litttle smarter

(get a little smarter)



'Cause there's room (room)

Hey, at the top (at the top)

It's only the bottom that's crowded out

(It's crowded out)

I said there's room (room)

Hey, at the top, y'all (at the top)

Just keep on climbing

Don't you stop (don't you stop)



Times may be hard

The road may be narrow

But there's nothing you can do

Put your eye on a sparrow

So take the time you spend on crying

And use the same time in spending on trying



(got a problem) What problem?

(it's only in your mind)

There's a light (bright light)

Only you can make it shine



'Cause there's room (room)

Oh, at the top, y'all (at the top)

It's only the bottom that's crowded out

(it's crowded out)

Plenty of room (room)

Way up at the top (at the top)

Just keep on climbing (climbing, climbing, climbing)

Don't you stop (don't you stop)

Oh, don't drop your head



You just gotta get on up

Push a little harder

Educate your mind, get a little smarter

(get a little smarter)



'Cause there's room (room)

Hey, at the top (at the top)

It's only the bottom top, oh, that's crowded out

(way up at the top)

I said there's room (room)

At the top, y'all (at the top)

Just keep on climbing, climbing, climbing

Don't you stop (it's crowded out)



Don't drop your head, sit and talk about it

Educate your mind, cry about walking

Whoa oh oh, yeah (room)

I wanna talk about it

I wanna talk about it, yeah

Baby, it's all up to you

Nobody else can make your dreams come true

You gotta, you gotta help yourself

You gotta, you gotta keep on trying

You gotta keep on climbing, climbing, climbing

Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-ooooooohh, oo-oo-oo-ooh!



Children of today, leaders of tomorrow

Want to decide to be happy to dissolve the sorrow

(talk to the people)

Before you turn to fight your problems

Remember the words of good loving mothers

She say, there's room at the top

It's only the bottom that's crowded out

I said there's room (room)

At the top

You gotta keep on climbing (climbing, climbing, climbing)

Plenty of room (room)

Way at the top, y'all (room)

It's only the bottom (room)

That's crowded out

I said there's room (room)

At the top (room)

Just keep on climbing, climbing, climbing

Don't you stop (way up at the top)

Ohh yeah (room)

Oh ohhh yeah, yeah (room)

You gotta make it, you gotta make it

(climbing, climbing, climbing)

Oh, oh, yeah