The songs samples the song "Spinnin'" by Bernard Wright.
The song was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1997 Grammy Awards, but lost to Coolio for his song "Gangsta's Paradise." Blender listed "I Wish" as number 359 on its list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born."
I Wish
Skee-Lo Lyrics
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We're takin' calls on the wish line
Making all your wacky wishes come true
Hello?
I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
And a '64 Impala
I wish I was like six-foot-nine
So I can get with Leoshi
'Cause she don't know me but yo she's really fine
You know I see her all the time everywhere I go
And even in my dreams I can scheme of ways to make her mine
'Cause I know she's livin' phat
Her boyfriend's tall and he plays ball
So how am I gonna compete with that?
'Cause when it comes to playing basketball
I'm always last to be picked
And in some cases never picked at all
So I just lean up on the wall
Or sit up in the bleachers with the rest of the girls
Who came to watch their men ball
Dag y'all, I never understood, black
Why the jocks get the fly girls and me I get the hood rats
I tell 'em "scat, skittle, scabobble"
Got hit with a bottle
And get put in the hospital for talkin' that mess
I confess it's a shame when you living in a city
That's the size of a box and nobody knows yo' name
Glad I came to my senses
Like quick-quick got sick-sick to my stomach
Overcommeth by the thoughts of me and her together
Right? So when I asked her out she said I wasn't her type
I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
Wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala
I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala
I wish I had a brand-new car
So far, I got this hatchback
And everywhere I go, yo, I gets laughed at
And when I'm in my car I'm laid back
I got an 8-track and a spare tire in the backseat, but that's flat
Uh and do you wanna know what's really whack?
See I can't even get a date, so, what do you think of that?
I heard that prom night is a bomb night
With the hood rats you can hold tight
But really though, I'm a Figaro
When I'm in my car I can't even get a "hello"
Well, so many people wanna cruise Crenshaw on Sunday
One day I'ma have to get in my car and go
You know I take the 110 until the 105
Get off on Crenshaw, tell my homies "look alive"
'Cause it's hard to survive when your living in a concrete jungle
And these girls keep passing me by
She looks fly, she looks fly
Makes me say "my, my, my"
I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala
I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala
I wish I was a little bit taller (wish I was a little bit taller)
I wish I was a baller (wish I was a baller)
I wish I was a little bit taller, y'all
Wish I was a little bit taller, y'all)
I wish I was a baller (wish I was a baller)
I wish I was a little bit taller, y'all
(Wish I was a little bit taller, y'all)
I wish I was a baller (wish I was a baller)
I wish I was a little bit taller, y'all
Wish I was a little bit taller, y'all)
I wish I was a baller (yeah)
Hey, I wish I had my way
'Cause every day would be a Friday
And you could even speed on the highway
I would play ghetto games
Name my kids ghetto names Little Mookie, Big Al, Lorraine
Yo you know that's on the real
So if you're down on your luck
Then you should know just how I feel
'Cause if you don't want me around
See I go simple, I go easy, I go Greyhound
Hey, you, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Ah yes, ain't that fresh?
Everybody wants to get down like that
Wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala
I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala
I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish
Skee-Lo's song "I Wish" is about his wishes for a better life, specifically in the areas of height, success with women, and material possessions. The song opens with a fictional radio station called W S K E E that is taking calls on the "wish line" and granting humorous and over-the-top wishes. Skee-Lo then begins to sing about his own wishes, starting with wanting to be taller and more successful with women; he imagines the satisfaction he would get from having a girl who looked good and a "64 Impala" car. Skee-Lo also expresses his desire to be seen as more impressive and attractive to women, referencing a specific girl named Leoshi whom he sees all the time but can't impress because her boyfriend is tall and good at basketball, an area in which Skee-Lo is not skilled. He expresses frustration at being consistently excluded from basketball games and relegated to observing with other girls on the sidelines.
As the song progresses, Skee-Lo expands on his broader wishes for his life. He longs for better material possessions, like a brand-new car rather than his old hatchback, and expresses his disappointment that he is laughed at because of it. He also wishes for a Friday every day and the ability to speed on the highway, as well as for the freedom to name his hypothetical future children "ghetto names" without shame. The song ends with Skee-Lo contemplating a departure from his current reality, at one point saying that if he's not wanted somewhere he'll "go Greyhound" and leave. Overall, "I Wish" is a humorous and relatable expression of dissatisfaction with one's life circumstances and longing for more.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Archie Leroy Roundtree, Anne Dudley, Malcolm Robert Andrew Mclaren, Trevor Horn
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Aiseveryword
Who is still listening to this banger in march 2024?
@ForgDeez
ME
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Me🙋🏽♂️
@EmmanuelOnate-yk8ux
Same 😅
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Me
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Me
@rapanuikapu904
I love this song. How many rappers can rap about their insecurities, and sound so good when they do it. It makes me feel so much better about myself, knowing that even someone as cool as him can be insecure, and it's nothing to be ashamed of
@momenttime7103
That is such a good way to think of it
@mattmingo7694
Nice comments. People should, as thinking creatures, be nicer to others.
@indiascemeir-df1cf
Try out rav tbh