Airplanes
B.O.B feat. Hayley Williams of Lyrics

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars
Can we imagine that airplanes flying in the sky at night are similar to shooting stars, which we make a wish upon?

I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now
I am really in need of a wish at this moment, and I wish for it repeatedly.

Yeah, yeah I could use a dream or a genie or a wish
I desire a dream, a genie, or a wish to get back to simpler times than the present.

To go back to a place much simpler than this
I need to return to a time that was less complicated than now.

Cause after all the partying and smashing and crashing
After participating in all the wild and crazy things that come with fame and success,

And all the glitz and glam and the fashion
And all the attention to appearance and fashion,

And all the pandemonium and all the madness
And all the chaos and disorder,

There comes a time when you fade to the blackness
A time arrives when you are faced with darkness and despair.

And when you're staring at the phone in your lap
When you keep looking at your phone, hoping someone will contact you,

And you hoping but them people never call you back
And you keep hoping but the people you want to hear from don't call back.

But that's just how the story unfolds
But that's the way the story goes.

You get another hand soon after you fold
You will have another chance after losing an opportunity.

And when your plans unravel in the sand
When your plans disintegrate and do not come to fruition,

What would you wish for, if you had one chance?
If you had one chance, what would you wish for?

So airplane airplane sorry I'm late
Apologizing for the delay, saying 'airplane, airplane.'

I'm on my way so don't close that gate
I'm on my way, so please don't close the gate.

If I don't make that then I'll switch my flight and
If I don't arrive on time, I'll try to switch my flight and

I'll be right back at it by the end of the night
I'll keep trying until I can do it by the end of the night.

Yeah yeah somebody take me back to the days
Someone take me back to the times,

Before this was a job before I got paid
Before this became a job and I received payment for it.

Before it ever mattered what I had in my bank
Before the amount of money in my bank account ever became important.

Yeah back when I was trying to get a tip at subway
I was trying to get a tip while working at Subway.

And back then I was rapping for the hell of it
And back then, I was rapping for fun, without much thought or purpose.

But nowadays we rapping to stay relevant
But now, we rap to stay current and popular.

I'm guessing if can make some wishes out of airplanes
I suppose that if we could make wishes out of airplanes,

Then maybe oh maybe I'll go back to the days
Perhaps, just perhaps, I'll be able to go back to those times.

Before the politics that we call the rap game
Before the complicated 'politics' of the rap industry.

And back when ain't nobody listened to my mix tape
And back when nobody cared about my mixtape or paid attention to it.

And back before when I tried to cover up my slang
And back when I tried to hide my slang or change the way I spoke.

But this is for the Decatur what's up Bobby Ray
But this song is for the Decatur, what's up Bobby Ray?

So can I get a wish to end the politics
Can I get a wish to stop the politics involved in the rap game?

And get back to the music that started this shit
And return to the music that began it all.

So here I stand and then again I say
I stand here again and repeat,

I'm hoping we can make some wishes outta airplanes
I hope we can make wishes out of airplanes one day.

I could really use a wish right now
I am truly in need of a wish at this moment.

I, I, I could really use a wish right now
I could definitely use a wish at this time.

Like, like, like shootin' stars
Similar to wishing upon shooting stars,

I, I, I could really use a wish right now
I could really, really, use a wish at this moment.

A wish a wish right now
A wish, a wish, right now.