[Verse 1]

I was fourteen and losing ground

In a black top of a town

Where no one wins and no one's leaving

My dad said, "Son, just finish school

Because this world can be so cruel"

I said, "You too" and kept on dreaming

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm nothing like you, nothing like you

Why don't you know anything about me?

And I swear, somehow I'll make you proud

But why you wanna always go and doubt me

[Chorus]

Story of my life in 1995

A hero in Chicago, a legend in my mind

A million lonely nights

A million times I tried

To jump like Michael Jordan

But never quite as high (High, high)

[Verse 2]

When I was nineteen I ran so far

They couldn't catch me on the yard

I traveled unfamiliar places

My dad said, "Son, just come back home

You won't survive out on your own

You're on a fast brеak running aimless"

[Pre-Chorus]

But I'm nothing like you, nothing like you

Why don't you bеlieve I have the answers?

Oh, and I swear, somehow I'll make you proud

But why can't you just let me take my chances

[Chorus]

Story of my life in 1995

A hero in Chicago

A legend in my mind

A million lonely nights

A million times I tried

To jump like Michael Jordan

But never quite as high

[Verse 3]

I'm fourty-nine, the game is mine

And every night is overtime

I beat the odds and I'm still playing

My dad has passed, he's been long gone

I wish he'd met my teenage son

It's been harder than I thought to raise him

[Pre-Chorus]

But I'm just like you, so much like you

Silent as he's jumping for a layup

Oh, but I'm so proud of him, I'm so proud

But just like you, I'm still too scared to say it

So I'll say it now

[Chorus]

Story of my life in 1995

A hero in Chicago

A legend in my mind

A billion lonely nights

A million times I've tried

To jump like Michael Jordan, oh

Story of my life in 1995

A hero in Chicago

A legend in my mind

A billion lonely nights

A million times I've tried

To jump like Michael Jordan

[Outro]

Hope you'll reach the sky

I hope you'll reach the sky

I hope you'll reach the sky

Story of your life in 1995

A hero in Chicago

You're a legend in my mind