VERSE 1: Gm D# I was seven years old, when I got my first pair, And I stepped outside A# D And I was like, "Momma, this air bubble right here, it's gonna make me fly" Gm D# I hit back-court and when I jumped, I jumped, I swear I got so high A#7 D I touched the net, "Momma I touched the net," this is the best day of my life Gm Air Max's was next, That air bubble, that mesh D# The box, the smell, the stuffin', the tread, Cm In school, I was so cool, I knew that I couldn't crease 'em A# D My friends couldn't afford 'em, Four stripes on their Adidas Gm On the court I wasn't the best, but my kicks were like the pros D# Cm Yo, I stick out my tongue so everyone could see that logo Nike Air Flight, but bad was so dope A# D And then my friend Carlos' brother got murdered for his Fours*, whoa Gm See he just wanted a jump shot, but they wanted to start a cult though D# Didn't wanna get caught, from Genesee Park to Othello Gm You could clown for those Pro Wings, with the Velcro, Those were not tight D I was trying to fly without leaving the ground, Gm Cause I wanted to be like Mike, right, Wanted to be him, D# I wanted to be that guy, I wanted to touch the rim Cm I wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit in, A# D I wanted what he had, America, it begins CHORUS: Gm D# Cm I want to fly, Can you take me far away? Give me a star to reach for A# D Gm Tell me what it takes, And I'll go so high D# I'll go so high, My feet won't touch the ground Cm A# D Stitch my wings, And pull the strings, I bought these dreams, That all fall down VERSE 2: Gm D# We want what we can't have, commodity makes us want it A# So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it D Got to show 'em, so exclusive, this that new shit Gm A hundred dollars for a pair of shoes I would never hoop in D# Look at me, look at me, I'm a cool kid Cm I'm an individual, yeah, but I'm part of a movement My movement told me be a consumer and I consumed it A# D They told me to just do it, I listened to what that swoosh said Gm Look at what that swoosh did D# See it consumed my thoughts Are you stupid, don't crease 'em, just leave 'em in that box Cm A# Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk D That's my air bubble and I'm lost if it pops Gm We are what we wear, we wear what we are D# But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all A# Will I stand for change or stay in my box D Gm These Nikes help me define me, but I'm trying to take mine, off Gm D# A# D (X4) CHORUS: Gm D# Cm I want to fly, Can you take me far away? Give me a star to reach for A# D Gm Tell me what it takes, And I'll go so high D# I'll go so high, My feet won't touch the ground Cm A# D Stitch my wings, And pull the strings, I bought these dreams, That all fall down VERSE 3: Gm D# Cm A# D (X1) Gm They started out, with what I wear to school D# That first day, like these are what make you cool A# And this pair, this would be my parachute D So much more than just a pair of shoes Gm Nah, this is what I am What I wore, this is the source of my youth D# This dream that they sold to you Cm For a hundred dollars and some change Consumption is in the veins A# D And now I see it's just another pair of shoes Thanks for comments
