Fly
ÌðÃÛÉäÏß(Sugar Ray) Lyrics


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Super Cat:

What it is! All nice and easy slip of the curl
This is Super Cat and Sugar Ray riding through
Spread your love and fly, fly
Spread your love and fly, fly
Spread your love and fly, fly
Spread your love and fly, fly
Sugar Ray:

All around the world, statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
(Whoa, yesterday)
Everywhere I go people stop and they see
Twenty-five years old, my mother, God rest her soul
(Lord, have mercy)

I just wanna fly
(Uh, where you, uh, where you want)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby
I just wanna fly
(Where you want, where you try, uh, where you want)
Put your arms around me, baby
(I, I, I w... W... Would tell her, here, well
Spread your love and fly, oh, me, oh, my
Spread your love and fly, oh, me for I
Spread your love and fly, fly)

Dance a little stranger
Show me where you've been
(Say what?)
Love can make you hostage
Wanna do it again
(Word)
There's no time to think
'Bout the starting or the end
(Never)
We'll find out, I'm told
My mother, she told me so,
(Yeah, yeah, check it out)

I just wanna fly
(Higher, higher, higher, high, high, high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby
I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby

I just want...
(Grow your wing and fly)
... To fly
(Uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, where you want)
(Uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, where you want)
Super Cat:

Love you, baby girl, love
And I'll tell no lie
All the women all be lovin',
They want to come a me I
Just like I,
And the they wanna fly
Me have a lovely girl,
I'm gonn' tell her bye-bye and
Grow your wing and fly,
Oh, me, oh, my,
Spread your love and fly, fly

It's chickadee time on the borderline
Don't tell a lie
Won't tell a lie, bye-bye
Bye-buh-buh-buh-bye
Bye-buh-buh-buh-bye
Sugar Ray:

All around the world, statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
(Ain't my thing)
Everyone I know has been so good to me
(Hey, hear that)
Twenty-five years old, my mother, God rest her soul
(Lord, have mercy)

I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby
(All night long)
I just wanna fly
(Higher, higher, higher, higher, high, high, high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby

I just want...
(Grow your wings and fly)
... To fly
(Uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, where you want
Try, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, where you want)
I just want...
(Spread your love and fly)
... To fly
(Uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, where you want
Try, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, wh-, uh, where you want)
Come on
(Try, uh, when you, wh-uh, when you young, yeah)
Buzz

I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Put your arms around me, baby
(High, high, high, high, higher than high)
Put your arms around me, baby
(Don't be shy, 'cause we all forget to fly)
I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)

All around the world, statues crumble for me
(High, high, high, high, higher than... A kite
Spread your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my)
I just wanna fly
(Spread your wings and fly, give it up for I
Spread your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my
Spread your wing and fly, because
Georgie Porgie,




Pudding and pie,
Kiss the girls...)

Overall Meaning

The catchy and upbeat song "Fly" by Sugar Ray featuring Super Cat, released in 1997, has a feel-good vibe that resonates with many listeners. The song's lyrics are seemingly about "flying high" and taking chances in life, but there may also be some subtle themes of love, growing up, and self-empowerment.


Sugar Ray's lyrics describe his desire to "fly" and be free from the constraints of life. He mentions that all around the world, statues crumble for him, which could be interpreted as him feeling powerful and invincible. He then references his deceased mother and how everyone he knows has been good to him. This could suggest that even though he desires freedom, he still holds on to the love and support of his family and friends. Sugar Ray requests that someone puts their arms around him, perhaps looking for comfort or stability in the midst of his search for freedom.


Super Cat's verses speak about his love life and how women are drawn to him. He encourages his "lovely girl" to "grow [her] wing and fly," implying that he wants her to be independent and pursue her own path. He also references "chickadee time on the borderline" and "don't tell a lie," which could be a metaphor for being truthful and genuine in relationships.


Overall, "Fly" is a fun and feel-good song that encourages listeners to pursue their dreams and live life to the fullest. Its upbeat tempo and catchy chorus have made it a popular hit that continues to be played on the radio and in pop culture.


Line by Line Meaning

What it is! All nice and easy slip of the curl
Super Cat and Sugar Ray are cruising together, enjoying life.


Spread your love and fly, fly
Encouraging listeners to spread love and break free of their constraints.


All around the world, statues crumble for me
Being on top of the world - feeling invincible.


Who knows how long I've loved you
Uncertainty about how long one has been in love.


(Whoa, yesterday)
Reflecting on the past and how fast time flies.


Everywhere I go people stop and they see
Being in the public eye and constantly being recognized.


Twenty-five years old, my mother, God rest her soul
In memory of the artist's mother who has passed away.


(Lord, have mercy)
Crying out for help or mercy.


I just wanna fly
Yearning for freedom and to break free from one's confines.


(Uh, where you, uh, where you want)
Asking where the listener wants to fly.


Put your arms around me, baby
Asking for comfort and support from a loved one.


(Where you want, where you try, uh, where you want)
Reiterating the listener's freedom to choose where to fly.


(I, I, I w... W... Would tell her, here, well
Unclear phrase - possibly garbled lyrics.


Spread your love and fly, oh, me, oh, my
Encouraging listeners to fly and love more, exclaiming with joy.


Dance a little stranger
Embracing the unfamiliar and letting one's guard down to dance.


Show me where you've been
Asking for a taste of the other person's life experiences.


(Say what?)
Asking the other person to repeat themselves or clarify what they mean.


Love can make you hostage
Being trapped in love and unable to let go or move on.


Wanna do it again
Yearning to experience love and the associated feelings once more.


(Word)
Affirmative slang word.


There's no time to think
Focusing on living in the moment and not overthinking the consequences.


'Bout the starting or the end
Caring more about the present than the past or future.


(Never)
Emphatically not caring about something.


We'll find out, I'm told
Finding out the truth of a situation from someone who knows.


My mother, she told me so,
Referring again to the artist's mother, who is a source of knowledge and inspiration.


(Yeah, yeah, check it out)
Slang indicating that something is noteworthy and should be listened to carefully.


(Higher, higher, higher, high, high, high)
Repeating the phrase 'higher' to emphasize flying and reaching new heights.


(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Simile comparing the listener to a free bird soaring high in the sky.


(Grow your wing and fly)
Motivational phrase to encourage the listener to take off and fly.


(Love you, baby girl, love)
Expressing love for someone special.


And I'll tell no lie
Honesty and sincerity in professing one's love.


All the women all be lovin'
Receiving love and attention from many women.


They want to come a me I
Women being attracted to the artist because of his success and status.


Just like I,
Comparing oneself to others who are equally admired by women.


And the they wanna fly
Women who are attracted to the artist want to soar alongside him.


Me have a lovely girl,
Having a beautiful girlfriend or lover.


I'm gonn' tell her bye-bye and
Breaking up with the lovely girl because of other women vying for attention.


(Ain't my thing)
Saying that it's not one's preference or style.


Everyone I know has been so good to me
Gratitude for the many people who have helped and supported the artist.


(Hey, hear that)
Asking the listener to pay attention to something important.


(All night long)
Spending all night flying and having a good time.


(Don't be shy, 'cause we all forget to fly)
Encouraging people to not be ashamed or hesitant to try new things and soar to high heights.


(High, high, high, high, higher than... A kite
Again, emphasizing flying to high levels, even higher than a kite.


(Spread your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my)
Repeating the motivational phrase to spread one's wings and fly.


(Spread your wings and fly, give it up for I
Asking the listener to celebrate with the artist and joyfully fly together.


Spread your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my
Another repetition of the earlier motivational phrase, expressing happiness and excitement.


Spread your wing and fly, because
Continuing the earlier phrase, reminding listeners of the importance of spreading their wings and soaring.


Georgie Porgie,
Referencing the nursery rhyme character Georgie Porgie, often linked to kissing and other romantic encounters.


Pudding and pie,
Referencing another line in the same rhyme, indicating that there may be more romance to come in the song.


Kiss the girls...)
Another reference to Georgie Porgie and his pursuit of romantic encounters.




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Forrest George

What it is! All nice and easy slip of the curl
This is Super Cat and Sugar Ray riding through

Spread your love and fly, fly...

All around the world, statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go people stop and they see
Twenty-five years old, my mother, God rest her soul
(Lord, have mercy)

I just wanna fly
(Uh, where you, uh, where you want)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby
I just wanna fly
(Where you want, where you try, uh, where you want)
Put your arms around me, baby...
(I, I, I w...w...would tell her, here, well
Spread your love and fly, oh, me, oh, my
Spread your love and fly, oh, me for I
Spread your love and fly, fly)

Dance a little stranger
Show me where you've been (Say what?)
Love can make you hostage
Wanna do it again (Word)
There's no time to think
'Bout the starting or the end (Never)
We'll find out, I'm told
My mother, she told me so
(Yeah, yeah, check it out)



I just wanna fly
(Higher, higher, higher, high, high, high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby
I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby

I just want...
(Grow your wing and fly)
...To fly
(Uh, wh-... where you want)
(Uh, wh-... where you want)

Love you, baby girl, love, and I'll tell no lie
All the women all be lovin'
They want to come a me I, just like I
And the they wanna fly
Me have a lovely girl
I'm gonn' tell her bye-bye and
Grow your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my
Spread your love and fly, fly

It's chickadee time on the borderline
Don't tell a lie, won't tell a lie, bye-bye
Bye-buh-buh-buh-bye, bye-buh-buh-buh-bye



All around the world, statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you (Ain't my thing)
Everyone I know has been so good to me (Hey, hear that)
Twenty-five years old, my mother, God rest her soul
(Lord, have mercy)

I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby (all night long)
I just wanna fly
(Higher, higher, higher, higher, high, high, high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby

I just want...
(Grow your wings and fly)
...To fly
(Uh, wh-, uh... where you want
Try, uh, wh-...where you want)
I just want...
(Spread your love and fly)...to fly
(Uh, wh-uh... where you want
Try, uh, wh-...where you want)
Come on
(Try, uh, when you, wh-uh, when you young, yeah)
Buzz



I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Put your arms around me, baby
(High, high, high, high, higher than high)
Put your arms around me, baby
(Don't be shy, 'cause we all forget to fly)
I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)

All around the world, statues crumble for me
(High, high, high, high, higher than...a kite
Spread your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my)
I just wanna fly
(Spread your wings and fly, give it up for I
Spread your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my)
Spread your wing and fly, because
Georgie Porgie, the pudding and pie
He kissed the girls and leave them to cry

(You won't miss togetha, love shy guy)
(But he gonna fall down because jockey can't die)
(O.p.p. girl want a co-co on me)
(Just like a Genie upon a carpet she up me and fly)
(Intoxicated upon love's I, I, I, I....)



All comments from YouTube:

Forrest George

What it is! All nice and easy slip of the curl
This is Super Cat and Sugar Ray riding through

Spread your love and fly, fly...

All around the world, statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you
Everywhere I go people stop and they see
Twenty-five years old, my mother, God rest her soul
(Lord, have mercy)

I just wanna fly
(Uh, where you, uh, where you want)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby
I just wanna fly
(Where you want, where you try, uh, where you want)
Put your arms around me, baby...
(I, I, I w...w...would tell her, here, well
Spread your love and fly, oh, me, oh, my
Spread your love and fly, oh, me for I
Spread your love and fly, fly)

Dance a little stranger
Show me where you've been (Say what?)
Love can make you hostage
Wanna do it again (Word)
There's no time to think
'Bout the starting or the end (Never)
We'll find out, I'm told
My mother, she told me so
(Yeah, yeah, check it out)



I just wanna fly
(Higher, higher, higher, high, high, high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby
I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby

I just want...
(Grow your wing and fly)
...To fly
(Uh, wh-... where you want)
(Uh, wh-... where you want)

Love you, baby girl, love, and I'll tell no lie
All the women all be lovin'
They want to come a me I, just like I
And the they wanna fly
Me have a lovely girl
I'm gonn' tell her bye-bye and
Grow your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my
Spread your love and fly, fly

It's chickadee time on the borderline
Don't tell a lie, won't tell a lie, bye-bye
Bye-buh-buh-buh-bye, bye-buh-buh-buh-bye



All around the world, statues crumble for me
Who knows how long I've loved you (Ain't my thing)
Everyone I know has been so good to me (Hey, hear that)
Twenty-five years old, my mother, God rest her soul
(Lord, have mercy)

I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby (all night long)
I just wanna fly
(Higher, higher, higher, higher, high, high, high)
Put your arms around me, baby
Put your arms around me, baby

I just want...
(Grow your wings and fly)
...To fly
(Uh, wh-, uh... where you want
Try, uh, wh-...where you want)
I just want...
(Spread your love and fly)...to fly
(Uh, wh-uh... where you want
Try, uh, wh-...where you want)
Come on
(Try, uh, when you, wh-uh, when you young, yeah)
Buzz



I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)
Put your arms around me, baby
(High, high, high, high, higher than high)
Put your arms around me, baby
(Don't be shy, 'cause we all forget to fly)
I just wanna fly
(Like a birdie in the sky up so high)

All around the world, statues crumble for me
(High, high, high, high, higher than...a kite
Spread your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my)
I just wanna fly
(Spread your wings and fly, give it up for I
Spread your wing and fly, oh, me, oh, my)
Spread your wing and fly, because
Georgie Porgie, the pudding and pie
He kissed the girls and leave them to cry

(You won't miss togetha, love shy guy)
(But he gonna fall down because jockey can't die)
(O.p.p. girl want a co-co on me)
(Just like a Genie upon a carpet she up me and fly)
(Intoxicated upon love's I, I, I, I....)

CaapriceTube

Another gem 💎 
that made 1997 such a great year! 🌟

ashli jones

What a blessing from the don Dada supercat! Sick rock breakdown Iiii just wanna fly put ya arms around me baby!

Vincent Hansen

Mix of a rap and rock music.

Trevor Thomas

Google Supercat ..reggae ..bless

Trevor Thomas

The Dj chatter come from jamaica .he us Supercat ..Don dada original wild coolie apache..

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memberberrrieeeees

Darven Michelle

Kamloops BC, Dukes Cabaret

Ben Wheadon

EHHHHHHHHHHH

Jimmy Garant

EH?

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