Kick Push feat. Pharrell
Lupe Fiasco Lyrics

First got it when he was six didn't know any tricks
He started skateboarding at six years old with no knowledge of the tricks.

Matter fact first time he got on it he slipped
He slipped the first time he attempted skateboarding.

Landed on his hip and busted his lip
He fell and hurt his hip and lip.

For a week he had to talk with a lisp like this
His fall resulted in him having to speak with a lisp for a week.

Now we can end the story right here
The story could end here, but there is more to it.

But shorty didn't quit it was something in the air
Despite the setback, he didn't stop skateboarding because he felt a strong attraction towards it.

Yea he said it was something so appealing
He found something irresistible about skateboarding.

He couldn't fight the feeling something about it
He was unable to resist the attraction he felt towards skateboarding.

He knew he couldn't doubt it couldn't understand it brand it
He realized that he couldn't deny or comprehend the strong pull of skateboarding.

Since the first kick flip he landed
He has been devoted to skateboarding since he landed his first kick flip.

Labeled a misfit a bandit cucump cucump cucump
He was seen as an outsider, even a delinquent, because of his passion for skateboarding.

His neighbors couldn't stand it
His neighbors were annoyed by his skateboarding practices.

So he was banished to the park started in the morning
He was forced to skate in a park and only started in the mornings.

Wouldn't stop till after dark
He would skate until late in the evening despite being restricted to certain hours.

Yea when they said its getting late in here so I'm sorry young man there's no skating here
Despite being asked to stop skateboarding, he continued to pursue his passion.

My man got a little older became a better a roller
As he grew older, he improved his skateboarding skills.

Yea no helmet hell he'll end up killing himself
His mother believed he was in danger of severely injuring himself without protective gear.

Is what his momma said but he was feeling himself
He ignored his mother's warning and was embracing his own confidence and self-assuredness.

Got a little more swagger in his style
He became more confident in his skateboarding and developed a distinct style.

Met his girlfriend she was clapping in the crowd
He met his girlfriend while skateboarding and she was impressed by his skills.

Love is what was happening to him now
He was falling in love with his girlfriend.

He said I would marry but I'm engaged to the aerials and varials
He joked that he was more committed to skateboarding tricks than to getting married.

And I don't think this board is strong enough to carry two
He was skeptical about whether the skateboard he had could carry both him and his girlfriend.

She said bow I weigh a hundred and twenty pounds
She assured him that she weighed a reasonable amount.

Now let me make one thing clear I don't need to ride yours I got mine right here
She made it clear that she also had her own skateboard and didn't need to share his.

So she took him to a spot he didn't know about
She introduced him to a new spot for skateboarding.

Something odd in a apartment parking lot she said I don't normally take dates in here
They went to an unusual location, an apartment parking lot, where they could skateboard together.

Security came and said I'm sorry there's no skating here
They were asked by security to stop skateboarding in the particular location.

Before he knew he had a crew
He formed a group of skaters before realizing it.

There wasn't no punk in they spitfire shirts and SB dunks
His crew wore fashionable, edgy clothing while skateboarding.

They would push till they could skate no more
They pushed each other to keep skateboarding until their bodies were exhausted.

Office building lobbies wasn't safe no more
They found it unsafe to skateboard in office building lobbies.

And it wasn't like they wasn't getting chased no more
They found they were still being chased by people who didn't want them skateboarding in certain areas.

Just the freedom was better than breathing they said
They felt that the freedom provided by skateboarding was as essential to them as breathing.

And the skate route they used to escape out
They had a skateboarding route that they used to escape from difficult situations.

When things got crazy they needed to break out
They turned to skateboarding to get away when their lives became too much to handle.

They head to any place with stairs any good grinds the world was theirs
They sought out any location with stairs or places to grind and felt like they had the world to themselves.

And they four wheels will take them there until the cops came and said there's no skating here
They would keep skateboarding in any location until the police intervened.

So they kick push kick push kick push kick push coast
They continued skateboarding with a repetitive kick push movement.

And away they roll jus' a rebel to the world with no place to go
They skated away as rebels who didn't belong anywhere specific.

So come and skate with me just a rebel looking for a place to be
They invited others to join in with their skateboarding group and to find belonging in skateboarding itself.

So lets kick and push and coast
Let's keep skateboarding with joy and freedom.