Air 1s

I remember when we moved out here

Trees and fences with the sky so clear

Cross the street, we'd ride our bikes as leaves would fall

Went from tongue-tied and honey-eyed (and honey eyed, and)

To emo **** and Cudi ****s, but

That wasn't cool for me to like

They playin' sports, I stay inside

When you a circle, they gon' try to box you

And the cool kids never **** with me too

On my lonely, walkin' home I leak blue

'Cus my crush don't think my nappy hair cute

But that's just how it is I guess

Awkward, never fittin' in

Too black for the white kids and too white for the blacks

Black sheep wool is nappy than the fleece of the rest

Never had no company

I'm runnin' forwards, moving backwards, no money

Trapped in the suburbs, dirty Air 1s on my feet

My youth is showin' in my hair, just let me be

And I ain't never had no company

I'm runnin' forwards, moving backwards, no money

Trapped in the summer, dirty Air 1s on my feet

I found my purpose, I found God in melodies

Off to school but I'm home every summer

Off the blue-- yellow shoes, yellow jumper

And I been wonderin' why we think we have control

I think we're supposed to feel pain sometimes

If you don't, you ain't doin' it right

Nothing exists without contrast (no)

Alone, I'm watchin' the sun pass

Never had no company

I'm runnin' forwards, moving backwards, no money

Trapped in the suburbs, dirty Air 1s on my feet

My youth is showin' in my hair, just let me be

And I ain't never had no company

I'm runnin' forwards, moving backwards, no money

Trapped in the summer, dirty Air 1s on my feet

I found my purpose, I found God in melodies

Never had no company

I'm runnin' forwards, moving backwards, no money

Trapped in the suburbs, dirty Air 1s on my feet

My youth is showin' in my hair, just let me be

And I ain't never had no company

I'm runnin' forwards, moving backwards, no money

Trapped in the summer, dirty Air 1s on my feet

I found my purpose, I found God in melodies

My hands, I put em up

Wave a goodbye to all the times that I thought I wasn't good enough

Wasn't black or wasn't hood enough

Wasn't athletic or better or impress-girls-in-school enough

I know I could be anything, my God told me that

And my mom told me that

And the silence ain't deafening

If you're cool with yourself

And you don't wanna be no one else

Never no time like today, today, today, today, today

Nxxxx I feel unrestrained, restrained, restrained, restrained, restrained

Feel like hoppin on a plane, a plane, a plane, a plane, a plane

Finally happy with just me, just me, just me, just me, just me

I know black skin is holy now, I wear mine like gold

I know ain't nothin' scarier than getting older

I know ain't nothin' wrong with ever feelin' alone

We all alone

And tonight I might go have a drink, and pray to my god

And cry to some Frank, or write some new songs

And dance in my room, or go for a drive or fall asleep on a roof

Summer sky so open and so wide, I call to you

Help me break my binds, show me light and show me truth

I never smiled so open or so wide, I cried, it's cool

Never been so certain in my life what I wanna do

Never no time like today, today, today, today, today

Nxxxx I feel unrestrained, restrained, restrained, restrained, restrained

Feel like I hoppin on a plane, a plane, a plane, a plane, a plane

Finally happy with just me, just me, just me, just me, just me

I never smiled so open or so wide, I cried, it's cool