Fly – English Lyrics

• By: Sugar Ray
• Album: Floored

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the layered meanings behind Sugar Ray's iconic song "Fly", a blend of upbeat reggae and introspective lyrics. Discover how this '90s hit juxtaposes themes of love and loss, offering a unique opportunity to explore the power of music to express complex emotions.

[English]

All around the world statues crumble for me

Who knows how long I've loved you

Everywhere I go, people stop and they see

Twenty-five years old, my mother God rest her soul

I just wanna fly

Put your arms around me, baby

Put your arms around me, baby

I just wanna fly

Put your arms around me, baby

Put your arms around me, baby

Dance little stranger, show me where you've been

Love can make you hostage, wanna do it again

There's no time to think about the starting or the end

We'll find out I'm told, my mother, she told me so

I just wanna fly

Put your arms around me, baby

Put your arms around me, baby

I just wanna fly

Put your arms around me, baby

Put your arms around me, baby

I just want to fly

I just want to fly

All around the world, statues crumble for me

Who knows how long I've loved you

Everyone I know has been so good to me

Twenty-five years old, my mother, God rest her soul

I just wanna fly

Put your arms around me, baby

Put your arms around me, baby

I just wanna fly

Put your arms around me, baby

Put your arms around me, baby

I just want to fly

I just want to fly

I just wanna fly

I just wanna fly

I just wanna fly

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crumble /ˈkrʌm.bəl/ B2	verb - to break or fall apart into small pieces
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
stranger /ˈstreɪn.dʒər/ B2	noun - a person whom one does not know
arm /ɑːrm/ A2	noun - the limb of the body extending from the shoulder to the hand verb - to put a person or thing into a specified position or situation
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings noun - a period or attempt at flying
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images, thoughts, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience visions or thoughts during sleep
peace /piːs/ B2	noun - a state of tranquility or quiet
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye adjective - having little weight or not heavy
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point or period in the past or future
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of images, thoughts, or emotions during sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• All around the world statues crumble for me

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or fact.

• I just wanna fly

  ➔ Informal contraction (wanna)

  ➔ The use of 'wanna' is an informal way to say 'want to'.

• Put your arms around me, baby

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase is in the imperative mood, giving a command or request.

• Love can make you hostage

  ➔ Modal verb (can)

  ➔ The use of 'can' indicates possibility or ability.

• There's no time to think about the starting or the end

  ➔ There is/There are structure

  ➔ The phrase uses 'there is' to indicate the existence of something.

• Everyone I know has been so good to me

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that have relevance to the present.

• Twenty-five years old, my mother God rest her soul

  ➔ Noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'Twenty-five years old' is a noun phrase describing age.