These are your directions if you want to learn to fly
If you're sick of feeling down like it's never been your time
If you've always been an artist drawing circles round your eyes

Sing "I ain't never had nothing. And I ain't been nothing."
But that's all right there's no need to be confined
I'll lead you to the deepest of the dreamy skies

Sing it with me"I ain't never had nothing 'cept what's on my mind.
And I ain't never been nothing 'cept ready to fly."


So leave your grief behind and put your bearings down
Like that shoebox in the empty closet of your parents' house
Let's take this casualty count and tear it apart

Even the Man in the Moon's getting sick of sitting in the dark
I went to school but never learned my lesson
Cause yo I still feel for you, save your letters on my dresser

Look, I'm not free of blame, I too deserve a lecture
But I figured out elaborately that it's whatever
I know I've been wasting time like a broken watch

Head against the grandfather clock choking, hoping for a spot.
I've been joking with my friends about the end and when we'll meet again
If you don't know yourself you better not just let it be, my friend

I'm not a comedian but I can make you laugh
I'm not a hooker but I've got a dirty past
So here's a map for you because you're lost among the cracks in the road

Get up and do it fast

C H O R U S

These are your directions if you want to learn to fly
If you're sick of feeling down like it's never been your time
If you've always been an actor running parallel lines

Sing "I ain't never had nothing. And I ain't been nothing."
But that's all right there's no need to be confined
I'll lead you to the deepest of the dreamy skies

Sing it with me"I ain't never had nothing 'cept what's on my mind.
And I ain't never been nothing 'cept ready to fly."


So we gon change to maintain
A depth greater than my emotion on grey cassette tapes
That say my name in ancient and extremely bad print

Don't ever say your pain is getting worse than my chapped lips
So we gotta get some air to make it out
Cause I've been waking up from dreaming on your fake foam couch

Am I mistaken? I was flying over mountaintops and caves
And then I landed and spit a rap for the administration


C H O R U S
These are your directions if you want to learn to fly
If you're sick of feeling down like it's never been your time

If you've always been a firefighter burning inside
Sing "I ain't never had nothing. And I ain't been nothing."
But that's all right there's no need to be confined

I'll lead you to the deepest of the dreamy skies
Sing it with me"I ain't never had nothing 'cept what's on my mind.
And I ain't never been nothing 'cept ready to fly."


I ain't never had nothing cept what's on my mind
I ain't never been nothing but a kid with a half-broken smile

My bare feet'll freeze on the tile
As I call up myself and say "Hey, it's been awhile."
I know this past year was filled with frustration

But me and Mr. Stranger had some great conversations
And I'm finding hope in little things eradicating doubt
Singing "I ain't never had nothing. But that won't get me down."


C H O R U S x 2
These are your directions if you want to learn to fly

If you're sick of feeling down like it's never been your time
If you smoke weed but never get your altitude high
Sing "I ain't never had nothing. And I ain't been nothing."

But that's all right there's no need to be confined
I'll lead you to the deepest of the dreamy skies
Sing it with me"I ain't never had nothing 'cept what's on my mind.

And I ain't never been nothing 'cept ready to fly."&These are your directions if you want to learn to fly
If you're sick of feeling down like it's never been your time
If you've always been a speaker at the Dead Poets Society

Sing "I ain't never had nothing. And I ain't been nothing."
But that's all right there's no need to be confined
I'll lead you to the deepest of the dreamy skies
Sing it with me"I ain't never had nothing 'cept what's on my mind.
And I ain't never been nothing 'cept ready to fly."