Illy - On a Star lyrics

Fuck a fairy tale, man
That ain't how it begun
I wasn't dope, or a king, never touted as one
Started out as a chump, no one
I reminisce, take it back to 2001
When I would rhyme till the last
Breath out of my lungs
Said I'd make it, swear to God
Never doubted it once i was out on the run
When it came down to the crunch
Was as much as me as for my
Folks to be proud of their son
And I did, I worked day and night
Less of a hobby than a way of life
'Cause from the very first moment
That the stage lights hit my eyes
Wasn't any option but to make the climb
Up the ladder from the bottom
Knowin' critics would come
But, I ain't one man enough to stop him, nah
Let 'em try, they're too late


Rocket's in flight so I thank y'all
Look up at the sky and I say

If I could wish upon a star
If I could live forever
Then forever I would stay
Forever I would stay exactly where we are
If I could live forever, then forever I would
Forever I would, forever I would
If I could live forever
Then forever I would stay
Forever I would stay exactly where we are
If I could wish upon star

Man, I hit my twenties with a bang
Still out on the grind
I thank God for the day
That I found Crooked Eye
Hype man on the side, mixtapes nation-wide
Between 2005 and 2009
Then to Obese, new ball game
Put out Long Story Short
Was no doubt on my mind debut album of mine
Something about it would shine
Then like that, radio smash
It out every night, let's go
(Let's go)
I couldn't tell you what it felt like
Since thirteen
Teachers swearing at my real life
Couldn't be what I dreamt
Suddenly was within reach if I stretch
I just chase it, could be realised
Ha, that's how The Chase got it's name
Twenty-ninth of the tenth 2010 was the date
Signalled a new rise, take off
Rocket's in flight so I thank y'all
Look up at the sky and I say

If I could wish upon a star
If I could live forever
Then forever I would stay
Forever I would stay exactly where we are
If I could live forever, then forever I would
Forever I would, forever I would
If I could live forever
Then forever I would stay
Forever I would stay exactly where we are
If I could wish upon star

And don't mind me
I'm just trippin' on how it turned out
Given the times where I coulda
Been down for the count
Life knocked me round, but I bounced back
Rebounded and found focus
Mind in the moment, two-thousand-and now
The future's bright
So who wants another song about makin' it?
I get that it's played
I hope you dig each relationship
I made's been effected by
This music I created
Steer to me, bring it back, walk with me
Take a trip fourteen in backyard cyphers
Seventeen, trembling on stage, first timer
Twenty-one, ditchin' hospital to rock a gig
Can't walk
Sure as shit ain't forgot how to spit
Twenty-three, there's me for the
Last four years
Watchin' that rise exponentially, man
I'm like "Wow"
That's what my whole life's been about
So I thank y'all
Look up at the crowd and I say

If I could wish upon a star
If I could live forever
Then forever I would stay
Forever I would stay exactly where we are
If I could live forever, then forever I would
Forever I would, forever I would
If I could live forever
Then forever I would stay
Forever I would stay exactly where we are
If I could wish upon star
If I could wish upon a star
If I could live forever
Then forever I would stay
Forever I would stay exactly where we are
If I could live forever, then forever I would
Forever I would, forever I would
If I could live forever
Then forever I would stay
Forever I would stay exactly where we are
If I could wish upon star