Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Wing

^GmI was seven years old, when I got my first ^Ebpair, And I stepped outside And I was like, "^BbMomma, this air bubble right here, it's ^Dgonna make me fly" I hit back-^Gmcourt and when I jumped, I jum^Ebped, I swear I got so high I touched the ^Bb7net, "Momma I touched the net," this is the ^Dbest day of my life Air M^Gmax's was next, That air bubble, that mesh The b^Ebox, the smell, the stuffin', the tread, In sc^Cmhool, I was so cool, I knew that I couldn't crease 'em My fr^Bbiends couldn't afford 'em, Four ^Dstripes on their Adidas On the ^Gmcourt I wasn't the best, but my kicks were like the pros Yo, ^EbI stick out my tongue so everyone could see that lo^Cmgo

And then my f^Bbriend Carlos' brother got m^Durdered for his Fours*, whoa See he just wanted a ^Gmjump shot, but they wanted to start a cult though Didn't wanna get c^Ebaught, from Genesee Park to Othello You could ^Gmclown for those Pro Wings, with the Velcro, Those were not tight I was trying to ^Dfly without leaving the ground, Cause I ^Gmwanted to be like Mike, right, Wanted to be him, ^EbI wanted to be that guy, I wanted to touch the rim ^CmI wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit in, ^BbI wanted what he had, A^Dmerica, it begins

^GmI want to fly, Can you ^Ebtake me far ^Cmaway? Give me a star to reach for ^BbTell me what it ^Dtakes, And I'll go so ^Gmhigh I'll go so high, My f^Ebeet won't touch the ground Stitch my w^Cmings, And pull the strings, I bought these dr^Bbeams, That a^Dll fall down

^GmWe want what we can't have, commodity makes us want it ^Eb So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it ^Bb Got to show 'em, so exclusive, this that new xxx^Dx a hundred dollars for a pair of shoes I would never hoop^Gm in Look at me, look at me, I'm a cool ki^Ebd I'm an individual, yeah, but I'm part of a movemen^Cmt

They to^Bbld me to just do it, I list^Dened to what that swoosh said Look ^Gmat what that swoosh did See it consumed my thought^Ebs

^CmStrangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk ^Bb That's my air bubble and ^DI'm lost if it pops ^GmWe are what we wear, we wear what we are But ^Ebsee I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all Will I ^Bbstand for change or stay in my box These ^DNikes help me define me, but I'm trying to take mine, o^Gmff

^GmI want to fly, Can you ^Ebtake me far ^Cmaway? Give me a star to reach for ^BbTell me what it ^Dtakes, And I'll go so ^Gmhigh I'll go so high, My f^Ebeet won't touch the ground Stitch my w^Cmings, And pull the strings, I bought these dr^Bbeams, That a^Dll fall down

^GmThey started out, with what I wear to school That first ^Ebday, like these are what make you cool And this p^Bbair, this would be my parachute So much ^Dmore than just a pair of shoes Nah, this is what I ^Gmam

This d^Ebream that they sold to you For a hundred ^Cmdollars and some change

And now I ^Bbsee it's just a^Dnother pair of shoes