Yeah This is the new millennium That's right (that's right) And the game ain't changed a bit It ain't changed a bit Uh uh Listen Got a little something to tell ya Oh right If I could fly Probably woulda been a lil taller Maybe even playing for the Raiders I don't really know I can't call it We deal with what the good Lord gave us He told me go and holla at your people He said to wait up late at night (late at night) Go get your favourite pen and your notebook And I'm gon tell you what to write If I could fly (if I could fly) I promise life would be a lot better, baby (be a lot better, baby) If I could blow Like the wind Across the city I go (across the city I go) Up in the sky (up in the sky) I swear the pain is for the living, baby (living baby) But I can't fly, uh uh And you can't fly So we gon have to work it out First off, we gon eliminate Congress Bring back Bob Marley to be King, oh yeah We shutting down San Quentin and Towers Give all the homies jobs and a hundred g's Close up all the public housing Everybody get a crib on the hill Split it up five students to every teacher Now we gon get some education, that's real If I could fly (if I could fly) I promise life would be a lot better, baby (it would be a whole lot better, baby) If I could blow (if I could blow) Like the wind Across the city I go (oh, I go) Up in the sky (in the sky) I swear the pain is for the living, baby (for the living baby) But I can't fly, uh uh (I can't fly) And you can't fly (you can't fly) So we gon have to work it out No more getting it on the corner The day my friend when hustling is dead We wouldn't have to kill each other Cos everyone would have enough bread A child would find a cure to cancer And give it to everybody for free We wouldn't even notice the colour of our skin I wouldn't hate you, you wouldn't hate me, oh If I could fly I promise life would be a lot better, baby (I promise life would be a whole lot better, baby) If I could blow Like the wind Across the city I go Up in the sky (up in the sky) I swear the pain is for the living, baby (for the living baby) But I can't fly, uh uh And you can't fly (oh, you can't fly) So we gon have to work it out Work it out Work it out We gon have to work it out Spread my wings Spread my wings Spread my wings and fly Spread my wings Spread my wings Spread my wings and fly If I could fly (if I could fly) I promise life would be a lot better, baby If I could blow Like the wind Across the city I go (across the city I go) Up in the sky (in the sky) I swear the pain is for the living, baby (for the living baby) But I can't fly, uh uh (I can't fly) And you can't fly (you can't fly) So we gon have to work it out If I could fly I promise life would be a lot better, baby If I could blow Like the wind Across the city I go Up in the sky (in the sky) I swear the pain is for the living, baby But I can't fly, uh uh And you can't fly (can't fly) So we gon have to work it out Yeah