Written by Fres Thao Produced by Chaochi Ly and Chuefeng Xiong Arranged by Chaochi Ly Guitar solo and additional instruments by Chaochi Ly Guitar riff by Chuefeng Xiong
Left the familiar to trek into the unknown
Heard so many stories, had to leave the throne
Home of the free, equal opportunity
Soar high like THOSE who flew before me
Leave the simple kingdom and start a new beginning
Ready for smiling faces, open arms embrace us
(Ready for smiling faces, open arms embrace us?)
But they got us singing the blues
Red, white carpet, celebrity me and you
If had only we knew
No sunrays, blocked off by the building tops
Green grass too few, leave your native tongue tied
Time the learn the new
Yea, ill learn what you got to say
You ain’t got to learn mine
Ill learn your wrongs and rights
Live life in disguise
But every minute I’m here I hear the angels cry
(every minute I’m here, I hear the angels cry)
And they keep calling me to come home
Now opportunity knocks
Open up or we bust in the door
Stop what you’re thinking
Levitate OFF the floor
Innocent no more, everyday life’s a struggle
Gardening’s a chore, trade it in for a factory
The good life seemed like it was just yesterday
They all looking at me like I’m no human being
I’m a laugh away from the pasture that seemed so green
An ocean away it didn’t seem I had a place
And now in a foreign land I seem to have no say
Stay out of my site
Living it by the knife
The art, and cultures only way to survive
Raggedy clothed Andy, standing out by the sideline
Once was a king, no longer even a jester
Uncle Sam’s welcome, turned to Uncle Fester’s
A gesture of love, a gesture of pity
Doesn’t describe this life, living inside this city
So I -- sing to my brethren, take it in as a lesson
You’ll get pushed, pulled, torn in every direction
But stand strong, hold your head up and aim high (aim high)
Its love that we carry, the reason we didn’t die
It’s the hidden inner beauty, they’ll never take us alive
And they keep calling me to come home