Came From

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Do you know where we came from? Do you know what we had to get away from? Do you know where this pain from? Them boats we rode wasn't vacation Do you know why we work hard? You see the cashier or just pay for your order? Do you see why she grieving? Kids hungry for a meal, pulling doubles just to feed them Do you know why he tearing? Turban on his head, and you see him as a demon Do you know why we do this? Have you felt a mother's pain, do you taste it in her food You take it with you to school It's smells, it kill the mood You might as well be rude But you know you ain't a fool cause— This shit bussin' Cool kids thinking you dusty They not from third world country On a mission to show 'em something they can't see Brown and black magic the only thing that еnchant me It's a miracle I'm herе, so I'm flashy Bunch of badman, benz parked on Delancey, yeah Came a long way from a Camry, yeah More than salt and pepper in the pantry, yeah We gon' be everything that you can't be, yeah I know these foreigners understand me [Chorus] Haiyaya ya, wo wo Ay look how far we come, look how much we've done Haiyaya ya, wo wo Ay look who we've become, we only just begun [Verse 2] Yeah I know where I came from Yeah I know what I had to get away from How we find dedication, when genocide lasts generations? Yeah I know separation Your father at work so long he ain't raise ya You see him on occasion, and he couldn't show love, now it's what you run away from Yeah I know what I'm made of Since nine, I've been a translator My parents weren't able Don't you worry, I got it You know I'ma keep it honest We gon' talk about our image The poor and the privileged The eat, pray, love, and don't love our village Born with gorillas, we not around vultures They couldn't understand my culture I been in America, carry it like a holster This for every mother who couldn't afford Folgers Every single brother who putting it on his shoulders Ain't nothing in this world that could fold us [Chorus] Haiyaya ya, wo wo Look how far we come Look how much we've done Haiyaya ya, wo wo Ay look who we become We only just begun Woah oh Look how far we come Oh, look who we become Oh, yeah