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