Childish Gambino - Fire Fly lyrics
Childish Gambino [Donald McKinley Glover Jr.] Edwards, CA, U.S. 🇺🇸
[Childish Gambino - Fire Fly lyrics]
Now when they see us on the streets
All they wanna do is take pics
And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)
And when they hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hit's
And I'm like, okay
And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'
How the world should be: perfectly
Fire like I’m third degree, and suddenly
Shawty, we got so high firefly
Skateboardin' down at Washington Square
Lookin' for quarters
Maybe afford a falafel for dinner, uh
I’m so broke man, scholarship apologin'
Facebook messages from college
Kids who hollerin'
Girls like, "We love you, we go to LSU"
"You gotta do a show so we
Can come and molest you!"
This rap stuff is magic
I used to get called "Oreo" and "faggot"
I used to get more laughs
When I got laughed at
"Oh, you got a mixtape? That's fantastic!"
But everybody thought it was jokes though
They half right, the joke is
I got flow so don't act like
You ain't sittin' there with
Your friends like, it can't be
I know Donald Glover, he weak man, he campy
I'm still knocked down, but I up the ante
Me and hip-hop, that black Sid and Nancy
Let 'em know
Now when they see us on the streets
All they wanna do is take pics
And I'm like, okay
And when they hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hit's
And I'm like, okay
And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'
How the world should be: perfectly
Fire like I’m third degree, and suddenly
Shawty, we got so high firefly
It's hard to make Hov
The footsteps you followin'
Especially when your niggas look like Carlton
The pretty girls usin' skin so soft
Only be likin' black dudes with
Their hats broke off nigga, you act too soft
Fuck you! I'm from the projects
My mom was just workin' to give me options
No live shows, cause I can't find sponsors
For the only black kid at a Sufjan concert
"yeah, so, whatcha gonna do man?
You don't speak to the hood, man"
If I was given one chance I think I could
Man these black kids want somethin' new
I swear it somethin' they wanna say but
Couldn't cause they embarrassed
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch
Reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And you's a fake fuck like a fleshlight
Even dudes who like me straight
Lookin' at me crazy
Like, how the hell he drop
A EP and meet JAY-Z
Girls used to tell me I ain't cool enough
Now text me pics sayin'
"You could tear this up!"
I don't really like shades, big rims
Or jewelry but gettin' time of day from a
Model is new to me
Bein' me isn't as hard as it used to be
Now everyone sing the chorus man
You do it so beautifully
Now when they see us on the streets
All they wanna do is take pics
And I'm like, okay
And when they hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hit's
And I'm like, okay
And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'
How the world should be: perfectly
Fire like I’m third degree, and suddenly
Shawty, we got so high firefly
Now when they see us on the streets
All they wanna do is take pics
And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)
And when they hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hit's
And I'm like, okay
And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'
How the world should be: perfectly
Fire like I’m third degree, and suddenly
Shawty, we got so high
All they wanna do is take pics
And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)
And when they hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hit's
And I'm like, okay
And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'
How the world should be: perfectly
Fire like I’m third degree, and suddenly
Shawty, we got so high firefly
Skateboardin' down at Washington Square
Lookin' for quarters
Maybe afford a falafel for dinner, uh
I’m so broke man, scholarship apologin'
Facebook messages from college
Kids who hollerin'
Girls like, "We love you, we go to LSU"
"You gotta do a show so we
Can come and molest you!"
This rap stuff is magic
I used to get called "Oreo" and "faggot"
I used to get more laughs
When I got laughed at
"Oh, you got a mixtape? That's fantastic!"
But everybody thought it was jokes though
They half right, the joke is
I got flow so don't act like
You ain't sittin' there with
Your friends like, it can't be
I know Donald Glover, he weak man, he campy
I'm still knocked down, but I up the ante
Me and hip-hop, that black Sid and Nancy
Let 'em know
Now when they see us on the streets
All they wanna do is take pics
And I'm like, okay
And when they hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hit's
And I'm like, okay
And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'
How the world should be: perfectly
Fire like I’m third degree, and suddenly
Shawty, we got so high firefly
It's hard to make Hov
The footsteps you followin'
Especially when your niggas look like Carlton
The pretty girls usin' skin so soft
Only be likin' black dudes with
Their hats broke off nigga, you act too soft
Fuck you! I'm from the projects
My mom was just workin' to give me options
No live shows, cause I can't find sponsors
For the only black kid at a Sufjan concert
"yeah, so, whatcha gonna do man?
You don't speak to the hood, man"
If I was given one chance I think I could
Man these black kids want somethin' new
I swear it somethin' they wanna say but
Couldn't cause they embarrassed
All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch
Reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And you's a fake fuck like a fleshlight
Even dudes who like me straight
Lookin' at me crazy
Like, how the hell he drop
A EP and meet JAY-Z
Girls used to tell me I ain't cool enough
Now text me pics sayin'
"You could tear this up!"
I don't really like shades, big rims
Or jewelry but gettin' time of day from a
Model is new to me
Bein' me isn't as hard as it used to be
Now everyone sing the chorus man
You do it so beautifully
Now when they see us on the streets
All they wanna do is take pics
And I'm like, okay
And when they hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hit's
And I'm like, okay
And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'
How the world should be: perfectly
Fire like I’m third degree, and suddenly
Shawty, we got so high firefly
Now when they see us on the streets
All they wanna do is take pics
And I'm like, okay (yeah, okay)
And when they hear us on the beat
All they wanna do is make hit's
And I'm like, okay
And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin'
How the world should be: perfectly
Fire like I’m third degree, and suddenly
Shawty, we got so high