Chinese New Year

[Verse 1] My peoples keep their head up In the truest display Do what they gotta do Just to get through the day Back in Hong Kong Where they grew up and stayed Until they immigrated to the US of A Chasin’ the American Dream A ruff ryde for my pops Guess what He still shut em down Open up shop In the back of the kitchen Makin’ wontons Late nights out with my moms Playin’ mahjong See I was a young’n But the culture was inside of me Playin’ cards Big 2 Never want the diamond three Every Sunday It was part of the tradition While y’all was at church Dimsum was our religion I’m on a quest for love That’s just part of my pursuits No matter where I go I’m always stickin’ to my roots Show you my world That’s all I’m tryin’ to do here Cause for me Everyday is Chinese New Year [Chorus] Gung hay fat choy New day new hope But I ain’t new here Lai see dao loi Everyday is Chinese New Year Gung hay fat choy New day new hope But we ain’t new here Lai see dao loi Everyday everyday [Verse 2] While we on the topic I got something to reveal Can I be real though I mean really real Cause at one point Yo I was losin’ sleep Thinkin’ bout the first song That I ever released Lookin’ back it was a Lesson in my eyes And if you never heard of it Hey that’s just A blessin’ in disguise Learn Chinese dropped Things never been the same Credibility gone Charge it to the game Truly though seemed like a Scene straight outta movie I was in the studio With 1/3 of The Fugees It’d be a understatement To say I was excited So when Clef said that’s it I ain’t hesitate to write it I was barely 21 But that’s not an excuse I got on my own two feet And walked into that booth To make y’all proud That’s all I’m tryin’ to do here Cause for me Everyday is Chinese New Year [Chorus] Gung hay fat choy New day new hope But I ain’t new here Lai see dao loi Everyday is Chinese New Year Gung hay fat choy New day new hope But we ain’t new here Lai see dao loi Everyday everyday [Verse 3] Roll out the red carpet Guess we’ve finally arrived 0% luck 100% drive For your safety I went through the crash test Life is a road trip Can’t rely on MapQuest This is for my sisters And my brothers strugglin’ Here’s hopin’ that You can find comfort in your skin Not better not worse We just equally blessed They say we fresh off the boat Yeah the key word is fresh Walk a mile in my shoes Feel the pressure produced When you’re mentioned In the same sentence as Bruce Leeway none given Hard to fill a tall order Almost drowned in the hype Now I’m just tryin’ to be water Chinese or not This is for whoever will listen Listen we are more similar Than different Unite us all That’s what I’m tryin’ to do here Cause for us Everyday is Chinese New Year [Chorus] Gung hay fat choy New day new hope But I ain’t new here Lai see dao loi Everyday is Chinese New Year Gung hay fat choy New day new hope But we ain’t new here Lai see dao loi Everyday everyday