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