Kick Push --94.96
Lupe Fiasco Lyrics

First got it when he was six, didn't know any tricks
The singer first got a skateboard when he was six and wasn't aware of any tricks.

Matter fact first time he got on it, he slipped
He slipped and fell when he got on it for the first time.

Landed on his hip and busted his lip
He got injured when he landed on his hip and busted his lip.

For a week he had to talk with a lisp like this
His injury made him talk with a lisp for a week.

Now we can end the story right here
The story could've ended here on a sad note.

But shorty didn't quit, it was something in the air
However, he didn't give up due to the excitement of it all.

Yeah, he said it was something so appealing
The singer found skateboarding so appealing.

He couldn't fight the feeling, something about it
He couldn't resist the feeling of doing it.

He knew he couldn't doubt it, couldn't understand it, brand it
He couldn't doubt the feeling and couldn't understand why he liked it so much.

Since the first kick flip he landed, uh
He fell in love with the sport after he managed his first successful kick flip.

Labeled a misfit, a bandit (ka-kump, ka-kump, ka-kump)
He was labeled as a misfit and a bandit because of his love for skateboarding.

His neighbors couldn't stand it
His neighbors didn't like his passion for the sport.

So he was banished to the park
He was kicked out of his neighborhood and could only go to the park to skateboard.

Started in the morning, wouldn't stop 'til after dark
He would start in the morning and continue until night.

Yeah, when they said its getting late in here
When the authorities suggested it was getting late, he had to stop.

So I'm sorry young man, there's no skating here
He was told he couldn't skate past a certain point.

And so he kick, push, kick, push
The artist kick-pushes his skateboard to gain momentum.

Kick, push, kick, push, coast
He then glides (coasts) on his skateboard.

And away he rolled
He would continue skating away.

Jus' a rebel to the world with no place to go
The artist engaged in skateboarding as a form of rebellion as he didn't have a place to go.

So come and skate with me
He invites others to join him in skateboarding.

My man got a little older, became a better roller
As he grew older, he became a better skater.

Yeah, no helmet, hell-bent on killing himself
He refused to wear helmets while skating, putting him at risk.

Is what his momma said but he was feeling himself
His mother was worried for his safety, but the artist was confident in his skills.

Got a little more swagger in his style
His skill level increased and he became more confident in his style of skating.

Met his girlfriend, she was clapping in the crowd
He met his girlfriend while he was performing stunts and she was cheering him on.

Love is what was happening to him now, uh
He fell in love.

He said 'I would marry you But I'm engaged to these aerials and varials And I don't think this board is strong enough to carry two'
He joked to his girlfriend that he's more married to skating than he could ever be to her.

So, she took him to a spot he didn't know about
She took him to an unknown location for skating.

Some modern apartment parking lot
It was a modern parking lot near an apartment complex

She said 'I don't normally take dates in here'
She told him it wasn't a typical place for a date.

Security came and said 'I'm sorry, there's no skating here'
Security guards asked them to stop skating because it was not allowed.

And so they kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, coast
They continued skating in the same style, building the momentum and gliding.

Just lovers intertwined with no place to go
They are just two lovers with no place to go but still skate together.

Yeah, uh (swanky)
An additional interjection by the rapper.

Before he knew, he had a crew that wasn't no punk
He formed a group of like-minded skaters.

In their Spitfire shirts and SB dunks
They would wear Spitfire shirts and Nike SB Dunks.

They would push 'til they couldn't skate no more
They would keep skating until their bodies couldn't take it anymore.

Office building lobbies wasn't safe no more
They even practiced in office building lobbies.

And it wasn't like they wasn't getting chased no more
The security guards would chase them.

Just the freedom was better than breathing they said (they said)
Skating gave them a certain type of freedom that they wouldn't trade for anything.

An escape route they used to escape out When things got crazy, they needed to break out
They thought of skating as an escape route when they needed it.

They head to any place with stairs Any good grinds, the world was theirs, uh
They looked for places around with many stairs to attempt various tricks and stunts.

And their four wheels would take 'em there
They would use their four-wheeled skateboards to take them to different places.

Until the cops came and said 'There's no skating here'
They would continue until someone of authority (cops) told them to stop.

Just rebels without a cause with no place to go
They were rebels who skated without any particular reason, just for the joy of it.

So come roll with me Just a rebel looking for a place to be
They invite others who share the same passion to join them in their skateboarding journey.

So let's kick And push And coast
They encourage others to join them in the same kick-push-coast motion.