[Verse 1] Once upon a time, not long ago Before rap ruled the world and people sold blow There was a little boy, from the dust he came He grew up on the west side, Thi'sl was his name Dealt a hard hand but he still played his cards Life got rough but he still fought hard Had a lotta ‘caine and he thought he couldn't cake it Had a lotta days that he thought he wouldn't make it But deep inside, he always felt alive No matter how it looked, he knew he could survive He never had wings, but he knew that he could fly While everything died, who knew he would come alive? [Chorus] I know I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (I wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (I wish upon a star) I know I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Beyond the stars) (Beyond the stars) (Beyond the stars) (Beyond the stars) (Beyond the stars) [Verse 2] When everybody around him and everything around him Tryna tell him what he could be Little Thiz got stronger, his vision got clearer And he don't see what they see Now when he lookin' in the mirror, you can see the King He don't see the hustler or the son of a fiend Now he knows where he from don't determines what he be He's free from that mindset and now he free to dream ‘Cause deep inside, he always felt alive No matter how it looked, he knew he could survive
He never had wings, but he knew that he could fly While everything died, who knew he would come alive? [Chorus] I know I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (I wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (I wish upon a star) I know I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly I know! [Verse 3] This for all the little boys and all the little girls No matter where you at, all around the world Don't let where you from determine who you are Head to sky, baby you beyond the stars You'll never know if you never try No matter how it looks, you can still survive With them broke wings, you can still fly While everything dyin', baby you can come alive [Chorus] I know I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (I wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Wish upon a star) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Beyond the stars) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Beyond the stars) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Beyond the stars) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Beyond the stars) I know one day I'm gon' fly, I know one day I'm gon' fly (Beyond the stars)