Wing$ Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]I was seven years old, when I got my first pair[C]
And I stepped outside
And I was like, [G]momma,
this air bubble right here,
it's [B]gonna make me fly
I hit back- [Em]court, and when I jumped,
I [C]jumped, I swear I got so high
I touched the [G]net, Mom I touched the net,
this is the [B]best day of my life
Air Max'[Em]s were next, that air bubble, that mesh
The [C]box, the smell, the stuffin', the tread,
in [Am]school I was so cool,
I knew that I couldn't crease 'em
My [G]friends couldn't afford 'em,
Four [B]stripes, on their Adidas
On the [Em]court I wasn't the best,
but my kicks were like the pros
[C]Yo, stick out my tongue
so everyone could see that logo
[Am]Nike Air Flight belt bag was so dope
And then my [B]friend Carlos' brother
got murdered for his [B]Fours, whoa

[Pre-chorus 1]
See he just wanted a [Em]jump shot,
but they wanted his Starter coat though
Did[C]n't wanna get caught,
from Genesee Park to Othello
You'd get [Em]clowned for those Pro Wings
with the Velcro, those were not tight
[B]I was trying to fly without leaving the ground,
'cause I want[Em]ed to be like Mike, right
Wanted to be [C]him, I wanted to be that guy,
I wanted to touch the [G]rim
I wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit [B]in

[Chorus 1]
Wanted what he had, America, it
[Em](begins) I wanna fly
Can you [C]take me far a[Am]way
Gimme a star to reach for
[G]Tell me what it [B]takes
And I'll go [Em]so high
I'll go so high
My [C]feet won't touch the ground
They stitch my [Am]wings
And pull the strings
I bought [G]these dreams
That [B]all fall

[Verse 2]
[Em](down) We want what we can't have,
commodity makes us want [C]it
So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it
[G]Got to show 'em, so exclusive,
this that new shit
[B]A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes
I would never hoop [Em]in
Look at me, look at me, I'm a cool [C]kid
I'm an individual, yea,
but I'm part of a move[Am]ment
My movement told me be a consumer
and I consumed it
They told me to just do it,

[Pre-chorus 2]
I listened to what that swoosh said
[Em]Look at what that swoosh did,
see it consumed my [C]thoughts
Are you stupid, don't crease 'em,
just leave 'em in that box
[Em]Strangled by these laces,
laces I can barely talk
[B]That's my air bubble and I'm lost, if it pops
[Em]We are what we wear, we wear what we are
But see I [C]look inside the mirror
and think Phil Knight tricked us all
[G]Will I stand for change, or stay in my box
These [B]Nikes help me define me,

[Interlude 1]
but I'm trying to take mine
[Em](off[C])[G][B]
[Em][C][Am][G][B]
[Em][C][G][B]
[Em][C][Am][G][B]
[Em][C][Am][B]

[Chorus 2]
[Em]I wanna fly
Can you [C]take me far a[Am]way
Gimme a star to reach for
[G]Tell me what it [B]takes
And I'll go [Em]so high
I'll go so high
My [C]feet won't touch the ground
They stitch my [G]wings
And pull the strings
I bought [B]these dreams

[Interlude 2]
That all fall
[Em](down)[C][Am][G][B]

[Verse 3]
[Em]It started out, with what I wear to school
That [C]first day,
like these are what make you cool
And this [G]pair, this would be my parachute
So much [B]more than just a pair of shoes
Nah, this is what I [Em]am, what I wore,
this is the source of my youth
This [C]dream that they sold to you
For a hundred [Am]dollars and some change,
consumption is in the veins
And now I [G]see it's just an[B]other pair of shoes