0Verse: Gm0 D#1 1I was seven years old, when I got my first pair, And I stepped outside 2 A#2 D3 3And I was like, "Momma, this air bubble right here, it's gonna make me fly" Gm4 D#5 4I hit back-court and when I jumped, I jumped, I swear I got so high A#76 D7 5I touched the net, "Momma I touched the net," this is the best day of my life Gm8 6Air Max's was next, That air bubble, that mesh D#9 7The box, the smell, the stuffin', the tread, Cm10 8In school, I was so cool, I knew that I couldn't crease 'em A#11 D12 9My friends couldn't afford 'em, Four stripes on their Adidas Gm13 10On the court I wasn't the best, but my kicks were like the pros D#14 Cm15 11Yo, I stick out my tongue so everyone could see that logo 12 13Nike Air Flight, but bad was so dope A#16 D17 14And then my friend Carlos' brother got murdered for his Fours*, whoa Gm18 15See he just wanted a jump shot, but they wanted to start a cult though D#19 16Didn't wanna get caught, from Genesee Park to Othello Gm20 17You could clown for those Pro Wings, with the Velcro, Those were not tight D21 18I was trying to fly without leaving the ground, Gm22 19Cause I wanted to be like Mike, right, Wanted to be him, D#23 20I wanted to be that guy, I wanted to touch the rim Cm24 21I wanted to be cool, and I wanted to fit in, A#25 D26 22I wanted what he had, America, it begins 23 24Chorus: Gm27 D#28 Cm29 25I want to fly, Can you take me far away? Give me a star to reach for A#30 D31 Gm32 26Tell me what it takes, And I'll go so high D#33 27I'll go so high, My feet won't touch the ground Cm34 A#35 D36 28Stitch my wings, And pull the strings, I bought these dreams, That all fall 29 30down 31 32Verse: Gm37 D#38 33We want what we can't have, commodity makes us want it A#39 34So expensive, damn, I just got to flaunt it D40 35Got to show 'em, so exclusive, this that new xxxx Gm41 36a hundred dollars for a pair of shoes I would never hoop in D#42 37Look at me, look at me, I'm a cool kid Cm43 38I'm an individual, yeah, but I'm part of a movement 39 40My movement told me be a consumer and I consumed it A#44 D45 41They told me to just do it, I listened to what that swoosh said Gm46 42Look at what that swoosh did D#47 43See it consumed my thoughts 44 45Are you stupid, don't crease 'em, just leave 'em in that box Cm48 A#49 46Strangled by these laces, laces I can barely talk D50 47That's my air bubble and I'm lost if it pops Gm51 48We are what we wear, we wear what we are D#52 49But see I look inside the mirror and think Phil Knight tricked us all A#53 50Will I stand for change or stay in my box D54 Gm55 51These Nikes help me define me, but I'm trying to take mine, off 52 Interlude -x4-: Gm56 D#57 A#58 D59 53 54Chorus: Gm60 D#61 Cm62 55I want to fly, Can you take me far away? Give me a star to reach for A#63 D64 Gm65 56Tell me what it takes, And I'll go so high D#66 57I'll go so high, My feet won't touch the ground Cm67 A#68 D69 58Stitch my wings, And pull the strings, I bought these dreams, That all fall 59 60down 61 Interlude: Gm70 D#71 Cm72 A#73 D74 62 63Verse: Gm75 64They started out, with what I wear to school D#76 65That first day, like these are what make you cool A#77 66And this pair, this would be my parachute D78 67So much more than just a pair of shoes Gm79 68Nah, this is what I am 69 70What I wore, this is the source of my youth D#80 71This dream that they sold to you Cm81 72For a hundred dollars and some change 73 74Consumption is in the veins A#82 D83 75And now I see it's just another pair of shoes