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We're still here |
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And we're going strong |
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We're getting tired of proving we belong |
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We're still here |
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And we're going strong |
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We're getting tired of proving we belong |
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We're still here |
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And we're going strong |
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We're getting tired of proving we belong |
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A letter to her kids was the last thing she wrote |
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At a place in the Bronx where she lost all hope |
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She tried and tried to survive and provide |
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But conditions she faced were too much to take |
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Left her 4 children in the Philippines |
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To nanny in the states and send'em back dreams |
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Cuz that's the way it works in poor countries |
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Where there is no work and you have to leave |
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For little pay long hours no job benefits |
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Fired if you tell or just the hell of it |
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Abuse is what they call it and so is slavery |
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To be a migrant worker is to display bravery |
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I imagine the sacrifice it brings me to tears |
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To not see your children for so many years |
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Felt it belonged in our land of liberty |
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But something went wrong when they took her dignity |
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(We're still here, we're going strong) Here even when the smoke is cleared |
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Strong even when the hope is gone |
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We're getting tired of proving we belong |
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But we keep holdin' on |
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(We're still here, we're going strong) Here even after all these years |
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Strong even when it all went wrong |
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We're getting tired of proving we belong |
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But we keep holdin' on |
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We've come a long way since Long Duk Dong |
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Ridiculed for generations while the mock us and taunt |
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With their chings chongs Rosie O'Donnell |
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But that joke's more dumb than George dub and your mom |
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What oh you wondering where I'm from |
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Is it confusing this colored skin is of an American |
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Isn't this the land of opportunity rights and equals |
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Where Hollywood likes to give Asian roles to white people |
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But still we'll find a way to get on the tube |
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Props to Yul Kwon and American Dance Crews |
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Cuz that's what I call reality TV |
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Smack in your face raw like Pacquiao handles beef |
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See, if you can't recognize then widen your eyelids |
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Instead of pulling'em back Miley Cyrus |
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These blind kids be keeping alive stereotypes like a virus |
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But whatever ridiculous ignorant shit that you give us you'll still find us here |
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(We're still here, we're going strong) Here even when the smoke is cleared |
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Strong even when the hope is gone |
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We're getting tired of proving we belong |
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But we keep holdin' on |
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(We're still here, we're going strong) Here even after all these years |
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Strong even when it all went wrong |
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We're getting tired of proving we belong |
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But we keep holdin' on |
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We're still here though they choose not to see us |
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We ain't Ivy Leaguers and Tila Tequila's only |
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We're that lonely testimony cuz stories never told this |
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You hold us up like trophies |
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Trophies like model minorities |
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But what about all the refugees of war |
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I speak for my Southeast Asian brethren |
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Peace to my fam who grew up in Camp Pendleton |
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Like a pendulum it's back and it's forth |
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Half of us is upper class half of us is poor |
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Half of us is doctors studying health care |
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The other half is babies having babies for welfare |
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And as a sign of our grief |
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When we miss home we die on our sleep |
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So don't question why I'm inspired to speak |
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Cuz against all odds and despite your beliefs |
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(We're still here, we're going strong) Here even when the smoke is cleared |
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Strong even when the hope is gone |
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We're getting tired of proving we belong |
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But we keep holdin' on |
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(We're still here, we're going strong) Here even after all these years |
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Strong even when it all went wrong |
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We're getting tired of proving we belong |
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But we keep holdin' on |
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