We're taking calls on the wish line
Making your wacky wishes come true,"
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
So I could 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
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
Why the jocks get the fly girls
And me I get the hood rats
Got hit with a bottle
And put in the hospital for talkin' that mess
I confess it's a shame when you livin' in a city
That's the size of a box and nobody knows yo' name
Like quick-quick got sick-sick to my stomach
Overcome with my 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 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 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
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
What?
See I can't even get a date
So, what do you think of that?
I heard that prom night is the bomb night
With a hood rat you can hold tight
But really tho' on figero
When I'm in my car I can't even get a "hello,"
Well then I'm gonna have to get in my car and go
You know I take the 110 to the 105
Get off on Crenshaw tell my homies look alive
Cause it's hard to survive
Livin' in a concrete jungle and
These girls just keep passin' me by
She looks fly...
Makes me say my, my, my
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 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 baller...
I wish I was a little bit taller, y'all
I wish I was a baller
'Cause everyday would be a Friday
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
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
Everybody look what's going down
Ah, yes
Ain't that fresh?
Everybody wants to get down like that
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 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 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.
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.
That made me laugh so much. You are a comedic genius
That made me laugh so much. You are a comedic genius
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.
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?!!!!
"bat" is a reference to bacardi, as in the bacardi bat. rabbit in a hat, a magic trick, refers to a prostitute or whore, someone who turns tricks.
"bat" is a reference to bacardi, as in the bacardi bat. rabbit in a hat, a magic trick, refers to a prostitute or whore, someone who turns tricks.
so basically he wants a "ho" and some booze.
so basically he wants a "ho" and some booze.
I don't think he meant hookers and booze. I think he just threw in some words that rhymed.
I don't think he meant hookers and booze. I think he just threw in some words that rhymed.
I hope he won't get hit with a bottle for talkin' such mess.
I hope he won't get hit with a bottle for talkin' such mess.
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.
Ha, just looked at the lyrics - for like 30 years I always thought it was "And a 6 4 Father".
haha this song is so much fun to sing!
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.
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 :)
Great, fun, old school like song. I beleive this song is about how nobody gets everything they want, but life is still great.