Airplanes
B.o.b. Ft. Williams Hayley Lyrics

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

I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now
I am in desperate need of a wish or a positive change right now, right now, right now.

Yeah, yeah I could use a dream or a genie or a wish
Yes, I would love to have a dream, genie or wish come true to help me out.

To go back to a place much simpler than this
I wish to go back to a simpler time and place, before my life became complicated.

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

And all the glitz and glam and the fashion
And all the glamour, showiness and fashion,

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

There comes a time when you fade to the blackness
Eventually you reach a point where everything goes black and empty.

And when you're staring at the phone in your lap
When you're hopelessly staring down at your phone,

And you hoping but them people never call you back
And hoping that the people you're waiting to hear from never call you back.

But that's just how the story unfolds
But unfortunately, that's just how life goes sometimes.

You get another hand soon after you fold
But don't worry, you'll have another opportunity soon after you miss one.

And when your plans unravel in the sand
And when your plans start to fall apart and disintegrate like sand.

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

So airplane airplane sorry I'm late
I'm sorry for being late, airplane airplane,

I'm on my way so don't close that gate
But don't worry, I'm coming and I hope the gate isn't closed.

If I don't make that then I'll switch my flight and
If I don't make it in time, I'll change to another flight quickly.

I'll be right back at it by the end of the night
I'll be back in action soon enough before the night ends.

Yeah yeah somebody take me back to the days
Yes, I wish someone could take me back to the days

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

Before it ever mattered what I had in my bank
Before having money in my bank account became important.

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

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

But nowadays we rapping to stay relevant
But today, we have to keep making music to stay relevant in the industry.

I'm guessing if can make some wishes out of airplanes
I'm hoping that I can make some wishes come true by pretending airplanes are shooting stars.

Then maybe oh maybe I'll go back to the days
If it works, perhaps I can go back to the old days.

Before the politics that we call the rap game
Before the complicated politics started dominating the rap industry.

And back when ain't nobody listened to my mixtape
And before anyone had ever listened to my mixtape.

And back before when I tried to cover up my slang
And before I tried to hide my slang and accent.

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

So can I get a wish to end the politics
Can I have a wish to end the complicated politics of the rap game?

And get back to the music that started this shit
And go back to the music that inspired me to start making music in the first place.

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

I'm hoping we can make some wishes outta airplanes
I hope that we can use our imagination and make some wishes come true by wishing on airplanes.

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

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

Like, like, like shootin' stars
Like the way people wish on shooting stars in the sky.

I, I, I could really use a wish right now
I need a wish right now, no doubt about it.

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