[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) [00:10.81]My peoples keep their head up [00:12.26]In the truest display [00:13.93]Do what they gotta do [00:15.14]Just to get through the day [00:16.94]Back in Hong Kong [00:18.10]Where they grew up and stayed [00:19.72]Until they immigrated to the US of A [00:22.61]Chasin' the American Dream [00:24.72]A ruff ryde for my pops [00:26.32]Guess what [00:26.90]He still shut 'em down [00:28.05]Open up shop [00:29.19]In the back of the kitchen [00:30.69]Makin' wontons [00:31.79]Late nights out with my moms [00:33.49]Playin' mahjong [00:34.56]See I was a young'n [00:35.69]But the culture was inside of me [00:37.59]Playin' cards Big 2 [00:39.01]Never want the diamond three [00:40.85]Every Sunday [00:41.56]It was part of the tradition [00:43.33]While y'all was at church [00:44.61]Dimsum was our religion [00:46.36]I'm on a quest for love [00:48.01]That's just part of my pursuits [00:49.83]No matter where I go [00:50.97]I'm always stickin' to my roots [00:52.92]Show you my world [00:54.06]That's all I'm tryin' to do here [00:56.11]Cause for me [00:56.88]Everyday is Chinese New Year [00:59.24]Gung hay fat choy [01:01.97]New day new hope [01:03.33]But I ain't new here [01:05.08]Lai see dao loi [01:08.70]Everyday is Chinese New Year [01:10.87]Gung hay fat choy [01:13.64]New day new hope [01:14.98]But we ain't new here [01:16.66]Lai see dao loi [01:19.66]Everyday everyday [01:21.85]While we on the topic [01:23.31]I got something to reveal [01:24.97]Can I be real though [01:26.38]I mean really real [01:27.99]Cause at one point [01:29.32]Yo I was losin' sleep [01:30.64]Thinkin' 'bout the first song [01:32.22]That I ever released [01:33.45]Lookin' back it was a [01:34.67]Lesson in my eyes [01:35.93]And if you never heard of it [01:37.55]Hey that's just [01:38.12]A blessin' in disguise [01:39.63]Learn Chinese dropped [01:40.96]Things never been the same [01:42.35]Credibility gone [01:44.18]Charge it to the game [01:45.45]Truly though seemed like a [01:47.00]Scene straight outta movie [01:48.23]I was in the studio [01:49.39]With 1/3 of The Fugees [01:51.39]It'd be a understatement [01:52.77]To say I was excited [01:54.06]So when Clef said that's it [01:55.49]I ain't hesitate to write it [01:57.06]I was barely 21 [01:58.54]But that's not an excuse [01:59.75]I got on my own two feet [02:01.42]And walked into that booth [02:03.30]To make y'all proud [02:04.38]That's all I'm tryin' to do here [02:06.42]Cause for me [02:07.26]Everyday is Chinese New Year [02:09.44]Gung hay fat choy [02:12.37]New day new hope [02:13.67]But I ain't new here [02:15.14]Lai see dao loi [02:18.98]Everyday is Chinese New Year [02:21.07]Gung hay fat choy [02:23.90]New day new hope [02:25.16]But we ain't new here [02:26.84]Lai see dao loi [02:29.89]Everyday everyday [02:32.02]Roll out the red carpet [02:33.64]Guess we've finally arrived [02:35.29]0% luck [02:36.68]100% drive [02:38.76]For your safety [02:39.67]I went through the crash test [02:41.41]Life is a road trip [02:42.71]Can't rely on MapQuest [02:44.12]This is for my sisters [02:45.24]And my brothers strugglin' [02:46.90]Here's hopin' that [02:47.83]You can find comfort in your skin [02:49.71]Not better not worse [02:51.12]We just equally blessed [02:52.39]They say we fresh off the boat [02:54.01]Yeah the key word is fresh [02:55.42]Walk a mile in my shoes [02:56.93]Feel the pressure produced [02:58.56]When you're mentioned [02:59.49]In the same sentence as Bruce [03:01.47]Leeway none given [03:02.60]Hard to fill a tall order [03:04.32]Almost drowned in the hype [03:05.52]Now I'm just tryin' to be water [03:07.78]Chinese or not [03:08.53]This is for whoever will listen [03:10.44]Listen we are more similar [03:12.49]Than different [03:13.60]Unite us all [03:14.67]That's what I'm tryin' to do here [03:16.64]Cause for us [03:17.40]Everyday is Chinese New Year [03:19.50]Gung hay fat choy [03:22.50]New day new hope [03:23.87]But I ain't new here [03:25.47]Lai see dao loi [03:29.18]Everyday is Chinese New Year [03:31.35]Gung hay fat choy [03:34.13]New day new hope [03:35.53]But we ain't new here [03:37.09]Lai see dao loi [03:40.19]Everyday everyday