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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Legend
Vocals
Chance the Rapper
Vocals
Blake Mills
Guitar
Pino Palladino
Bass
Wendy Melvoin
Bass
Zac Rae
Piano
Rob Moose
String Instrument
Larry Goldings
Hammond Organ
Jess Wolfe
Background Vocals
Holly Laessig
Background Vocals
Chris Dave
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Blake Mills
Songwriter
Greg Kurstin
Songwriter
Chancelor J. Bennett
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Legend
Executive Producer
Blake Mills
Producer
Shawn Everett
Mixing Engineer
Joseph Lorge
Assistant Engineer
David Davis
Assistant Engineer
Andrew Masters
Assistant Engineer
Brendan Dekora
Assistant Engineer
Tyler Shields
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
All this trouble in this here town
All this shit going down
When will they focus on this
Streets ride up with the TV crews
Look ma, we on the news
But they didn't notice before this
They float above the city lights
Forget the truth, inhale the lies
Just enjoy the show
They see us reaching for the sky
Just in order to survive
Maybe we should go
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's ride the elevator, they can't keep us out no more
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Penthouse floor
All that bubbly, all that wine, oh man, look at the times
Didn't they notice, notice
Only future I can see, ain't what it used to be
And I didn't know this, I didn't know this
Once you're above the city lights, won't want to spend another night
Down there on your own
The holding on is made for us, the altitude is dangerous
But we ain't going home
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's ride the elevator, it's what we've been waiting for
Can't keep us out no more (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Penthouse floor
I heard this old joke once, it was like, uh
Knock-knock, who there? It's us, us who?
Just us, who this? Just playin', just me
New phone, new hair, new era
I'm in the penthouse, baby
Handpicked from bad apples and bad eggs
Held back, I had to grab crab legs
And then there were only but a few
Conversations held with patience, what a party, what a view
What a dress, what a song, what a beautiful time
My folks downstairs, still waiting in line
They never been in these rooms, never stayed with these folks
Never laughed at the news, never hated these jokes
So as I fly in my suit, in a group, undercover
Forcing a new smile, he tells me another
He said, "What happened to the boy that climbed up the trunk?"
Then he pushed me off the top and said, "Jump, nigga, jump!"
Ooh, don't bring me down, I need a room in the clouds
I wanna get there babe, I wanna elevate
Ooh, my favorite mix, a little ignorance and bliss
In the penthouse babe, go to the penthouse
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Let's ride the elevator, it's what we've been waiting for
We'll tear down those penthouse doors (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Those penthouse doors
We'll tear down the penthouse doors (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Baby, I'm in the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Baby, let's ride the elevator 'til we can rise some more
Go to the penthouse floor (let's go, let's go, let's go)
Penthouse floor
Writer(s): John Roger Stephens, Blake Mills, Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, Gregory Allen Kurstin
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