Released: December 5, 2006
Featuring: Anika Noni Rose Jennifer Hudson Beyoncé
Songwriter: Tom Eyen Henry Krieger
Producer: The Underdogs (Producers)
[JIMMY]
Thirteen years of solid gold platters
Rising cost and cocktail chatter
Fat DJs, stereophonic sound
The game of hits goes 'round and around
But you can fake your way to the top
'Round and around
(spoken)
Try that part right there, baby
[LORELL]
'Round and around!
[JIMMY]
Fake your way to the top
[DEENA]
'Round and around!
[JIMMY, spoken]
You fit right in there, didn't you, sweetheart?
[JIMMY]
You can fake your way to the top
[EFFIE]
'Round and around!
[JIMMY, spoken]
Shit, I knew you'd have it!
(sung)
But it's always real, so real
[DREAMETTES]
Always so real
[JIMMY]
When you're comin' down!
I know what's happenin'
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
I been around
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Fakin' my way
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Through every town
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
I make my livin'
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Off of my sound
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
And the game of hits
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Goes 'round, and around, and a
[DREAMETTES]
'Round and around and 'round and around
And 'round and around
[JIMMY]
Lord, lord
A man gets lonely
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Working hard on the road
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
He's away from his Mama
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
It's a heavy load
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY, spoken]
Time to bring up the lights. Yeah, let's see which one of these girls is going home with Jimmy tonight. I got a nice warm bed waiting on you. Alright, now, come on now, who wants to seat on Daddy's lap? Yeah, break it down
(sung)
Fake my way to the top
I gotta fake my way to the top
You know I made my way to the top
Yes, I did
And it's always real, so real
[DREAMETTES]
Always so real!
[JIMMY]
Oh, baby, when you coming down
I made my way
Yes, I did
Help me, help me, Jesus
[DREAMETTES]
Help me, Jesus!
[JIMMY]
Help me, help me, Jesus
[DREAMETTES]
Help me, Jesus!
[ALL]
Fake my way to the top!
Thirteen years of solid gold platters
Rising cost and cocktail chatter
Fat DJs, stereophonic sound
The game of hits goes 'round and around
But you can fake your way to the top
'Round and around
(spoken)
Try that part right there, baby
[LORELL]
'Round and around!
[JIMMY]
Fake your way to the top
[DEENA]
'Round and around!
[JIMMY, spoken]
You fit right in there, didn't you, sweetheart?
[JIMMY]
You can fake your way to the top
[EFFIE]
'Round and around!
[JIMMY, spoken]
Shit, I knew you'd have it!
(sung)
But it's always real, so real
[DREAMETTES]
Always so real
[JIMMY]
When you're comin' down!
I know what's happenin'
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
I been around
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Fakin' my way
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Through every town
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
I make my livin'
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Off of my sound
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
And the game of hits
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Goes 'round, and around, and a
[DREAMETTES]
'Round and around and 'round and around
And 'round and around
[JIMMY]
Lord, lord
A man gets lonely
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
Working hard on the road
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
He's away from his Mama
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY]
It's a heavy load
[DREAMETTES]
Doo, doot, doo doo
[JIMMY, spoken]
Time to bring up the lights. Yeah, let's see which one of these girls is going home with Jimmy tonight. I got a nice warm bed waiting on you. Alright, now, come on now, who wants to seat on Daddy's lap? Yeah, break it down
(sung)
Fake my way to the top
I gotta fake my way to the top
You know I made my way to the top
Yes, I did
And it's always real, so real
[DREAMETTES]
Always so real!
[JIMMY]
Oh, baby, when you coming down
I made my way
Yes, I did
Help me, help me, Jesus
[DREAMETTES]
Help me, Jesus!
[JIMMY]
Help me, help me, Jesus
[DREAMETTES]
Help me, Jesus!
[ALL]
Fake my way to the top!
Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture (Deluxe Edition)
- Listen
- Step on Over
- Patience
- I Want You Baby
- Family
- When I First Saw You (Duet)
- Cadillac Car
- Fake Your Way To The Top
- Move
- I’m Somebody
- I Meant You No Harm/Jimmy’s Rap
- Lorrell Loves Jimmy/Family (Reprise)
- One Night Only (Disco)
- Hard To Say Goodbye
- Dreamgirls
- It’s All Over (Movie Version)
- Steppin’ to the Bad Side
- Dreamgirls (Finale)
- Party All the Time
- Red Light
- Delirious (Transcript)
- Boogie in Your Butt
- I Meant You No Harm/Jimmy’s Rap
- Oh Jah Jah
- Livin’ La Vida Loca
- Put Your Mouth On Me
- Temporary
- I’m a Believer (reprise)
- Boxers
- Whatzupwitu
- I Was a King
- How Could It Be
- Hey Joe
- Livin la vida
- Politics/racism - live
- I Want You Baby
- Good Day Sunshine
- Yeah
- I Got It
- Ice cream man
- Hit By a Car
- Lost in space