Airplanes
Travis Garland Lyrics

Can we pretend that airplanes In the night sky are like shooting stars? I could really use a wish right now Wish right now, wish right now
Asks if it's possible to pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars because the singer could use a wish right now.

I'm praying that this stairway leads some where like heavens door and when you get there, don't look down don't look down, don't look down.
Prays that a stairway leads to heaven's door and warns not to look down once arrived.

I remember the first day of school When you walked right next to me You taught me everything that I know And you always knew what to say
Recalls the first day of school when the person he's singing to walked next to him and taught him everything he knows while always having the right things to say.

Time goes on Now every word in every damn song Reminds me of your face You were part of me, you were part of me
Time passed and every song now reminds him of the person he's singing to as they were a huge part of him.

I didn't know everything I've got Now I know that you are gone Feel you right here next to me Though I know that you've moved on
He didn't realize how much he had until the person he's singing to was gone, but still feels them close even though they've moved on.

But the hardest thing of all is knowing I didn't get to say You were everything, you were everything
The hardest part is knowing he didn't get to say that the person he's singing to was everything to him.

And all the people say And all the people say Listen
People are saying to listen.

People kill what they don't understand All the legends, they die at the hands of lesser men Jesus and JFK, and Marvin, and Biggie, man I wonder if like after death was ever fair for them?
People often kill what they don't understand, and even legends like Jesus, JFK, Marvin, and Biggie died at the hands of lesser men. The singer wonders if it's fair for them after death.

Live in the moment, I was never really one to plan So many things I wasn't meant ever to understand What if Alice imagined her trip to Wonderland? And why didn't Paul have shoes like the rest of them did?
The singer lives in the moment and was never one to plan, and there are things he wasn't meant to understand. He wonders if Alice made up her trip to Wonderland and why Paul didn't have shoes like everyone else.

So many memories I passed up when I was away And all the experiences I couldn't ever replace All the million times my heart had a part of it break I guess I'm harder for the hardships that I had to face
He missed out on so many memories and experiences when he was away and all the times his heart broke. But he's better because of the hardships he faced.

Before every single show I pray 'til I sweat I give my heart to a thousand people I never met And then I let it all go, all the pain and regret Hope God forgive me for the sins that I'm about to commit
Before every show, the singer prays and gives his heart to strangers, then lets go of all the pain and regret. He asks for forgiveness from God for the sins he's about to commit.

Don't wanna get by, I wanna excel I know life is like the crossroads for heaven and hell Right and wrong, sometimes it's just so hard to tell But at least I'm saving others if I'm losing myself
He doesn't want to just get by, he wants to excel. Life is like the crossroads for heaven and hell where right and wrong are hard to tell apart. But at least he's saving others even if it means losing himself.