I Wish

Skee-Lo

Hey, this is radio station W S K E E
We're takin' calls on the wish line
Making all your wacky wishes come true
Hello?

I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
Wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala

I wish I was like six-foot-nine
So I can get with Leoshi
'Cause she don't know me but yo she's really fine
You know I see her all the time everywhere I go
And even in my dreams I can scheme of ways to make her mine
'Cause I know she's livin' phat
Her boyfriend's tall and he plays ball
So how am I gonna compete with that?
'Cause when it comes to playing basketball
I'm always last to be picked
And in some cases never picked at all
So I just lean up on the wall
Or sit up in the bleachers with the rest of the girls
Who came to watch their men ball
Dag y'all, I never understood, black
Why the jocks get the fly girls and me I get the hood rats
I tell 'em "scat, skittle, scabobble"
Got hit with a bottle
And get put in the hospital for talkin' that mess
I confess it's a shame when you living in a city
That's the size of a box and nobody knows yo' name
Glad I came to my senses
Like quick-quick got sick-sick to my stomach
Overcommeth by the thoughts of me and her together
Right? So when I asked her out she said I wasn't her type

I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
Wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala

I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala

I wish I had a brand-new car
So far, I got this hatchback
And everywhere I go, yo, I gets laughed at
And when I'm in my car I'm laid back
I got an 8-track and a spare tire in the backseat, but that's flat
Uh and do you wanna know what's really whack?
See I can't even get a date, so, what do you think of that?
I heard that prom night is a bomb night
With the hood rats you can hold tight
But really though, I'm a Figaro
When I'm in my car I can't even get a "hello"
Well, so many people wanna cruise Crenshaw on Sunday
One day I'ma have to get in my car and go
You know I take the 110 until the 105
Get off on Crenshaw, tell my homies "look alive"
'Cause it's hard to survive when your living in a concrete jungle
And these girls keep passing me by
She looks fly, she looks fly
Makes me say "my, my, my"

I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala

I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala

I wish I was a little bit taller (wish I was a little bit taller)
I wish I was a baller (wish I was a baller)
I wish I was a little bit taller, y'all
Wish I was a little bit taller, y'all)
I wish I was a baller (wish I was a baller)
I wish I was a little bit taller, y'all
(Wish I was a little bit taller, y'all)
I wish I was a baller (wish I was a baller)
I wish I was a little bit taller, y'all
Wish I was a little bit taller, y'all)
I wish I was a baller (yeah)

Hey, I wish I had my way
'Cause every day would be a Friday
And you could even speed on the highway
I would play ghetto games
Name my kids ghetto names Little Mookie, Big Al, Lorraine
Yo you know that's on the real
So if you're down on your luck
Then you should know just how I feel
'Cause if you don't want me around
See I go simple, I go easy, I go Greyhound
Hey, you, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Ah yes, ain't that fresh?
Everybody wants to get down like that

Wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala

I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat
And a '64 Impala

I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish
I wish, I wish


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I Wish Lyrics as written by Anne Dudley Archie Leroy Roundtree

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  • +5
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    I always felt like this song was a not-so-subtle criticism of Communist regimes. The symbology draws on Western values that overcame oppressive anti-materialism, especially in the post-Cold War context. It then becomes the optimistic anthem of an unrestrained world era.

    hello981on December 09, 2007   Link
  • +3
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    I think that this song is about a guy who wishes that he was a little bit taller. He also wishes that he was a baller. And that he had a girl who looked good so that he could call her.

    BillaBongUSAon January 03, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    this is my favorite kinda rap...its fun, funny and tells a story..not like all those new fags that are self centered and all they care about is busting a cap in yo ass, and fuckin anything that walks, and screaming BH at the end of thier songs... losers... I wish all those retarded morons get smashed in the face 50 60 times with iron bat and given an open coffin funeral..that way we can set an example.

    bisoon February 15, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    I don't wish to appear stupid but what does he mean by "A rabbit in a hat with a bat"???? Is this a common slang term for something in America that we don't have in England? I'm struggling with the idea that along with the dream-job, foxy girlfriend, classic car etc he wishes that he had a rabbit in a hat with a bat. And like, does that mean the rabbit is in possession of a baseball/ cricket bat or that it has to share it's hat lodgings with a bat of the flying mammal variety? Coz just about every bat in the world is a protected species and it's illegal to handle them at all. He would be in so much shit if he got caught keeping one as a pet. Let alone making in co-habit with a rabbit in a fucking hat! Has he got some sort of sick fetish for inter-species combat in small spaces? With this particular scenario being his ultimate fantasy death-match?! Surely this is not literal. What does it mean?!!!!

    Chrispy Bearon June 19, 2008   Link
  • +1
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    haha my english teacher loves this song and he will randomly start saying his favorite part... "wish I was like six-foot-nine... so I could get with Leoshi... 'cause she don't know me, but yo, she's really fine" its hilarious. it has been all year and it doesnt look like its gunna get any less funny.

    kirajoon October 08, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    haha this song is so much fun to sing!

    champienneon July 03, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    haha, I try my best to keep up with the lyrics but I don't have it memorized anymore. Wow old skool rap like this is definitly the best.

    tallgrl45on August 03, 2002   Link
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    haha the only reason i came across this song was because i typed in the lyrics from a part of a live blink 182 performance, they say the 'i wish i was alittle bit taller wish i was a baller...' part...but anyways i dloaded this song then too, its fun :)

    sandimashs182on August 14, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Great, fun, old school like song. I beleive this song is about how nobody gets everything they want, but life is still great.

    MethodTDon June 15, 2003   Link
  • 0
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    I only heard this song cuz at my high school we have this CBN(central broadcasting network) and for the senior farewell they were playin this in the background while they were showing clips of the prom, so i downloaded it.

    FaulDeutschKind264on June 20, 2003   Link

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