Chinese New Year-欧阳靖

[ti:Chinese New Year] [ar:欧阳靖] [al:XIV：LIX] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Chinese New Year - 欧阳靖 (MC Jin) [00:10.91]My peoples keep their head up [00:12.36]In the truest display [00:14.03]Do what they gotta do [00:15.24]Just to get through the day [00:17.04]Back in Hong Kong [00:18.20]Where they grew up and stayed [00:19.82]Until they immigrated to the US of A [00:22.71]Chasin' the American Dream [00:24.82]A ruff ryde for my pops [00:26.42]Guess what [00:27.00]He still shut 'em down [00:28.15]Open up shop [00:29.29]In the back of the kitchen [00:30.79]Makin' wontons [00:31.89]Late nights out with my moms [00:33.59]Playin' mahjong [00:34.66]See I was a young'n [00:35.79]But the culture was inside of me [00:37.69]Playin' cards Big 2 [00:39.11]Never want the diamond three [00:40.95]Every Sunday [00:41.66]It was part of the tradition [00:42.90] [00:43.43]While y'all was at church [00:44.71]Dimsum was our religion [00:46.46]I'm on a quest for love [00:48.11]That's just part of my pursuits [00:49.93]No matter where I go [00:51.07]I'm always stickin' to my roots [00:53.02]Show you my world [00:54.16]That's all I'm tryin' to do here [00:56.21]Cause for me [00:56.98]Everyday is Chinese New Year [00:59.34]Gung hay fat choy [01:02.07]New day new hope [01:03.43]But I ain't new here [01:04.65] [01:05.18]Lai see dao loi [01:07.91] [01:08.80]Everyday is Chinese New Year [01:10.97]Gung hay fat choy [01:13.74]New day new hope [01:15.08]But we ain't new here [01:16.76]Lai see dao loi [01:19.76]Everyday everyday [01:21.95]While we on the topic [01:23.41]I got something to reveal [01:25.07]Can I be real though [01:26.48]I mean really real [01:28.09]Cause at one point [01:29.42]Yo I was losin' sleep [01:30.74]Thinkin' 'bout the first song [01:32.32]That I ever released [01:33.55]Lookin' back it was a [01:34.77]Lesson in my eyes [01:36.03]And if you never heard of it [01:37.65]Hey that's just [01:38.22]A blessin' in disguise [01:39.73]Learn Chinese dropped [01:41.06]Things never been the same [01:42.45]Credibility gone [01:44.28]Charge it to the game [01:45.55]Truly though seemed like a [01:47.10]Scene straight outta movie [01:48.33]I was in the studio [01:49.49]With 1/3 of The Fugees [01:51.49]It'd be a understatement [01:52.87]To say I was excited [01:54.16]So when Clef said that's it [01:55.59]I ain't hesitate to write it [01:57.16]I was barely 21 [01:58.64]But that's not an excuse [01:59.85]I got on my own two feet [02:01.52]And walked into that booth [02:02.75] [02:03.40]To make y'all proud [02:04.48]That's all I'm tryin' to do here [02:06.52]Cause for me [02:07.36]Everyday is Chinese New Year [02:09.54]Gung hay fat choy [02:12.47]New day new hope [02:13.77]But I ain't new here [02:15.24]Lai see dao loi [02:18.31] [02:19.08]Everyday is Chinese New Year [02:21.17]Gung hay fat choy [02:24.00]New day new hope [02:25.26]But we ain't new here [02:26.94]Lai see dao loi [02:29.99]Everyday everyday [02:32.12]Roll out the red carpet [02:33.74]Guess we've finally arrived [02:35.39]0% luck [02:36.78]100% drive [02:38.86]For your safety [02:39.77]I went through the crash test [02:41.51]Life is a road trip [02:42.81]Can't rely on MapQuest [02:44.22]This is for my sisters [02:45.34]And my brothers strugglin' [02:47.00]Here's hopin' that [02:47.93]You can find comfort in your skin [02:49.81]Not better not worse [02:51.22]We just equally blessed [02:52.49]They say we fresh off the boat [02:54.11]Yeah the key word is fresh [02:55.52]Walk a mile in my shoes [02:57.03]Feel the pressure produced [02:58.66]When you're mentioned [02:59.59]In the same sentence as Bruce [03:01.57]Leeway none given [03:02.70]Hard to fill a tall order [03:04.42]Almost drowned in the hype [03:05.62]Now I'm just tryin' to be water [03:07.88]Chinese or not [03:08.63]This is for whoever will listen [03:10.54]Listen we are more similar [03:12.59]Than different [03:13.70]Unite us all [03:14.77]That's what I'm tryin' to do here [03:16.74]Cause for us [03:17.50]Everyday is Chinese New Year [03:19.60]Gung hay fat choy [03:22.60]New day new hope [03:23.97]But I ain't new here [03:25.57]Lai see dao loi [03:28.41] [03:29.28]Everyday is Chinese New Year [03:31.45]Gung hay fat choy [03:34.23]New day new hope [03:35.63]But we ain't new here [03:37.19]Lai see dao loi [03:40.29]Everyday everyday