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[ti:Chinese New Year] |
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[ar:欧阳靖] |
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[al:XIV:LIX] |
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Written by Jin Auyeung & Diego Montes |
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my peoples keep their head up |
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in the truest display |
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do what they gotta do |
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just to get through the day |
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back in Hong Kong |
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where they grew up and stayed |
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until they immigrated to the US of A |
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chasin’ the American Dream |
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a ruff ryde for my pops |
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guess what |
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he still shut em down |
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open up shop |
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in the back of the kitchen |
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makin’ wontons |
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late nights out with my moms |
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playin’ mahjong |
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see I was a young’n |
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but the culture was inside of me |
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playin’ cards Big 2 |
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never want the diamond three |
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every Sunday |
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it was part of the tradition |
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while y’all was at church |
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dimsum was our religion |
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I’m on a quest for love |
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that’s just part of my pursuits |
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no matter where I go |
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I’m always stickin’ to my roots |
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show you my world |
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that’s all I’m tryin’ to do here |
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cause for me |
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everyday is Chinese New Year |
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gung hay fat choy |
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new day new hope |
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but I ain’t new here |
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lai see dao loi |
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everyday is Chinese New Year |
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gung hay fat choy |
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new day new hope |
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but we ain’t new here |
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lai see dao loi |
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everyday everyday |
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while we on the topic |
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I got something to reveal |
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can I be real though |
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I mean really real |
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cause at one point |
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yo I was losin’ sleep |
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thinkin’ bout the first song |
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that I ever released |
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lookin’ back it was a |
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lesson in my eyes |
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and if you never heard of it |
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hey that’s just |
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a blessin’ in disguise |
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learn Chinese dropped |
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things never been the same |
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credibility gone |
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charge it to the game |
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truly though seemed like a |
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scene straight outta movie |
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I was in the studio |
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with 1/3 of The Fugees |
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it’d be a understatement |
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to say I was excited |
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so when Clef said that’s it |
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I ain’t hesitate to write it |
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I was barely 21 |
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but that’s not an excuse |
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I got on my own two feet |
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and walked into that booth |
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to make y’all proud |
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that’s all I’m tryin’ to do here |
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cause for me |
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everyday is Chinese New Year |
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gung hay fat choy |
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new day new hope |
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but I ain’t new here |
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lai see dao loi |
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everyday is Chinese New Year |
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gung hay fat choy |
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new day new hope |
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but we ain’t new here |
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lai see dao loi |
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everyday everyday |
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roll out the red carpet |
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guess we’ve finally arrived |
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0% luck 100% drive |
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for your safety |
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I went through the crash test |
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life is a road trip |
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can’t rely on MapQuest |
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this is for my sisters |
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and my brothers strugglin’ |
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here’s hopin’ that |
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you can find comfort in your skin |
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not better not worse |
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we just equally blessed |
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they say we fresh off the boat |
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yeah the key word is fresh |
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walk a mile in my shoes |
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feel the pressure produced |
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when you’re mentioned |
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in the same sentence as Bruce |
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Leeway none given |
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hard to fill a tall order |
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almost drowned in the hype |
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now I’m just tryin’ to be water |
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Chinese or not |
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this is for whoever will listen |
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listen we are more similar |
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than different |
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unite us all |
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that’s what I’m tryin’ to do here |
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cause for us |
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everyday is Chinese New Year |
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gung hay fat choy |
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new day new hope |
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but I ain’t new here |
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lai see dao loi |
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everyday is Chinese New Year |
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gung hay fat choy |
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new day new hope |
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but we ain’t new here |
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lai see dao loi |
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everyday everyday |
