I Wish
Skee-Lo/Maurice Fulton presents Stress/The Breeders Lyrics

I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was taller than my current height.

I wish I was a baller
I wish I was good at playing basketball and famous for it.

I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a good looking girlfriend to brag about.

I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
I wish I had a magical trick to impress people with.

And a six four Impala
And a cool car to show off with.

I wish I was like six-foot-nine
I wish I was very tall to attract a particular girl.

So I can get with Leoshi
So I can have a chance at attracting the attention of Leoshi.

'Cause she don't know me but yo she's really fine
Leoshi is attractive, but she does not know who the artist is.

You know I see her all the time everywhere I go
The artist sees Leoshi all the time in his daily routine.

And even in my dreams I can scheme a way to make her mine
The artist dreams about being with Leoshi and tries to come up with plans to make her his girlfriend.

'Cause I know she's livin phat
The singer thinks highly of Leoshi and knows she is living a good life.

Her boyfriend's tall and he plays ball
Leoshi's current boyfriend is tall and plays basketball.

So how am I gonna compete with that?
The singer feels inadequate compared to Leoshi's current boyfriend and wonders how he can compete for her affection.

'Cause when it comes to playing basketball
The singer is not good at playing basketball.

I'm always last to be picked
The other players do not want the singer on their team because of his basketball skills.

And in some cases never picked at all
The artist sometimes does not even get picked to play basketball.

So I just lean up on the wall
The artist spends his time leaning against the wall while others play basketball.

Or sit up in the bleachers with the rest of the girls
The singer often sits with the girls who come to watch the basketball games.

Who came to watch their men ball
The girls come to watch their boyfriends play basketball.

Dag y'all! I never understood, black
The artist does not understand why this always happens to him, especially as a black person.

Why the jocks get the fly girls and me I get the hood rats
The artist cannot attract attractive girls, only those who are considered unattractive.

I tell em "scat, skittle, scabobble"
The artist tells the unattractive girls to get lost using nonsensical words.

Got hit with a bottle
The singer got hit with a bottle because of his behavior towards the girls.

And I been in the hospital for talkin' that mess
The artist got injured and had to be hospitalized for his behavior towards the girls.

I confess it's a shame when you living in a city
The singer feels ashamed to live in a city where he is not popular with girls.

That's the size of a box and nobody knows yo' name
The singer lives in a small town where he is not well-known.

Glad I came to my senses
The singer is happy he realized how he was behaving towards girls was wrong.

Like quick-quick got sick-sick to my stomach
The artist is disgusted with his behavior toward girls and wants to change it.

Overcommeth by the thoughts of me and her together
The artist constantly thinks about being with Leoshi.

Right? So when I asked her out she said I wasn't her type
Leoshi rejected the singer when he asked her out because she was not interested.

I wish I had a brand-new car
The singer wishes he had a new and impressive car.

So far, I got this hatchback
The artist only has a small and unimpressive car.

And everywhere I go, yo, I gets laughed at
People laugh at the artist when he drives his small car.

And when I'm in my car I'm laid back
The artist is relaxed when he is in his car.

I got an 8-track and a spare tire in the backseat, but that's flat
The singer has outdated equipment and a flat tire in his car.

And do you really wanna know what's really whack?
The artist questions if the listeners want to know something ridiculous.

See I can't even get a date, so, what do you think of that?
The singer is having a hard time getting a date and is asking the listeners for their thoughts on the matter.

I heard that prom night is a bomb night
People enjoy prom night.

With the hood rats you can hold tight
The singer suggests he can only attract unattractive girls to prom night.

But really though, I'm a Figaro
The artist has a unique car that he is proud of.

When I'm in my car I can't even get a hello
Even when the artist is driving his unique car, people do not acknowledge him.

Well, so many people wanna cruise Crenshaw on Sunday
Many people like to drive down Crenshaw on Sundays.

Well, then I'mma have to get in my car and go
The singer decides he also wants to drive down Crenshaw on Sundays.

You know I take the 110 until the 105
The artist is giving directions on how to get to Crenshaw.

Get off at Crenshaw, tell my homies "look alive"
The artist is telling his friends to be alert when getting off at Crenshaw.

'Cause it's hard to survive when your living
Life is tough when you live in a challenging environment.

In a concrete jungle and these girls keep passing me by
The singer struggles with girls in his current environment.

She looks fly, she looks fly
The artist sees an attractive girl.

Makes me say "my, my, my"
The girl is very attractive and catches the singer's attention.

Hey, I wish I had my way
The singer wishes he could have his way with the attractive girl.

'Cause everyday would be a Friday
If he could have his way, every day would be a good day.

And you could even speed on the highway
If every day was a good day, people could drive as fast as they want.

I would play ghetto games
The artist wants to play games that are popular in the ghetto.

Name my kids ghetto names Little Mookie, Big Al, Lorraine
The singer plans to give his kids names associated with the ghetto.

Yo you know that's on the real
The singer is serious about his plans for his future children.

So if you're down on your luck
If you are having a hard time in life.

Then you should know just how I feel 'cause
The artist can relate to others who are struggling in life.

If you don't want me around
If someone does not want to be around the artist.

See I go simple, I go easy, I go Greyhound
The singer will leave if someone does not want him around and will take the Greyhound bus to leave town.

Hey, you, what's that sound?
The artist hears a sound and is curious about it.

Everybody look what's going down
The singer wants everyone to pay attention to the sound.

Ah yes, ain't that fresh?
The singer thinks the sound is exciting and fresh.

Everybody wants to get down like that
The singer thinks everyone wants to join in on the excitement of the sound.