Airplanes
B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams Lyrics

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars
Can we imagine that airplanes flying at night resemble shooting stars?

I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now
I desperately need something positive to happen. I need a wish granted.

Yeah, yeah I could use a dream or a genie or a wish
I wish I had a dream (that came true), a genie (to grant me wishes), or a wish (to come true).

To go back to a place much simpler than this
I want to return to a time when life was easier.

Cause after all the partying and smashing and crashing
After all the wild partying, destruction, and recklessness,

And all the glitz and glam and the fashion
And after all the glamour, fashion, and luxury,

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

There comes a time when you fade to the blackness
There comes a moment when everything fades into darkness and sadness.

And when you're staring at the phone in your lap
When you're staring at your phone, hoping someone will call you.

And you hoping but them people never call you back
And you're hoping, but those people never call you back.

But that's just how the story unfolds
But that's how life often plays out.

You get another hand soon after you fold
You get another chance after you give up.

And when your plans unravel in the sand
And when your plans fall apart.

What would you wish for, if you had one chance?
What would you wish for if you had one opportunity?

So airplane airplane sorry I'm late
Sorry, airplane, airplane, I'm delayed.

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

If I don't make that then I'll switch my flight and
If I miss the flight, I'll switch to another one.

I'll be right back at it by the end of the night
I'll be back on track by the end of the night.

Yeah yeah somebody take me back to the days
Please take me back to the good old days.

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

Before it ever mattered what I had in my bank
Before money became important and I cared about what was in my bank account.

Yeah back when I was trying to get a tip at subway
Back when I was working at Subway and trying to get tips.

And back then I was rapping for the hell of it
And back then, I was rapping just for the fun of it.

But nowadays we rapping to stay relevant
But now, we have to continue rapping to stay relevant in the industry.

I'm guessing if can make some wishes out of airplanes
I'm hoping that maybe we can make some wishes out of airplanes.

Then maybe oh maybe I'll go back to the days
Then maybe, just maybe, I can go back to those good old days.

Before the politics that we call the rap game
Before politics became such an important part of the rap industry.

And back when ain't nobody listened to my mix tape
And back when nobody was listening to my mixtape.

And back before when I tried to cover up my slang
Before I tried to hide my unique way of speaking.

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

So can I get a wish to end the politics
So can I get a wish to end the political influence in the rap industry?

And get back to the music that started this shit
And return to the music that created this industry in the first place.

So here I stand and then again I say
So here I am, and once again, I say,

I'm hoping we can make some wishes outta airplanes
I hope we can turn this plane ride into a chance to make some wishes come true.

I could really use a wish right now
I'm really hoping for something good to happen right now.

I, I, I could really use a wish right now
I mean, I could really use a wish right now.

Like, like, like shootin' stars
Just like a shooting star.

I, I, I could really use a wish right now
I mean, I could really use a wish right now.

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