Flight 2.0

I remember the first pair that I seen up close On the foot of a local hustler who would be on post Right by the bodega on Ogontz and Chelten ave Turned the heads of everybody who happened to walk past, A hundred bucks or more but it was worth it Cause that kind of attention justified a purchase As you know I was an only child Any thing I ever wanted was copped, momma would hold me down.. But when I asked for the Jordan's She didn't say she couldn't afford them She told me they weren't important Cause Dude makes a fortune And targets minorities who Kill each other for them I thought that was a little bit harsh She ain't know what it was like on the yard Getting no love for something you had no control of Making up for that everyday as a grown up She said it's unimportant to front When you get a job, buy all the Jordan's you want… Yup So that's just what I did And now they can't fit in my closet But I take flight Mom I know it just ain't right I wish I could just take flight The bills past due gotta put something down on the lights But ya boy wanna take flight The envy and stares, the attention That's what I like And that's why I wanna take flight 40 years old and I still wanna be like Mike I wish I could just take flight (Tina Estes) Sometimes I dream That he is me You've got to see that's how I dream to be I dream I move, I dream I groove Like Mike If I could Be Like Mike They said Mike said Republicans buy sneakers too Lebron took his fortune and built the Promise school When they ask who's the GOAT it ain't hard to tell who But I just wish Bron made cooler shoes, dude I read a quote that says nostalgia's undefeated And we must know our history or be doomed to repeat it Believe it I just spent two hundred bucks on this Just to be like homey you ain't up on this Proud hypocrite l don't regret it… I guess if you could help it, it probably wouldn't be described as a fetish The alarms I be setting, Saturdays at six fifty nine Just to hop inside a virtual line Pay ridiculous amounts for a simple design Just cause they told me itd be there for a limited time It's in the front of my mind Did he really say "eff them kids" And would it change my opinion it did? Well I'm afraid that it's not that simple My accessories grew to a global status symbols To the point most brothers got a box of dunks They keep on ice, haven't even rocked em once Slip my self esteem on one foot at time Just to hope a stranger gimme the nod What a life Step on mine expect to get in a fight All because ya boy wanna take flight Let's Take flight Mom I know it just ain't right I wish I could just take flight The bills past due gotta put something down on the lights But ya boy wanna take flight The envy and stares, the attention That's what I like And that's why I wanna take flight 40 years old and I still wanna be like Mike I wish I could just take flight (Tina Estes) Sometimes I dream That he is me You've got to see that's how I dream to be I dream I move, I dream I groove Like Mike If I could Be Like Mike