Mooncakes

Lyrics

[hook] Aye, mooncake red bean in the bread roll 多谢奶奶爷爷 for the red envelopes Aye, lotus seed filling with the egg yolk And grandma got me a chain that's golden yellow Aye, mooncakes reminiscing on my past life Mama in the kitchen cooking something pan fried Daddy just came home from the restaurant And it look like we got enough for another month [Verse 1] It was like 8 of us at my grandma house Dad was sleeping on the floor, my mama on the couch At the restaurant helping out got our feet weak On the TV no Nickelodeon, only that VHS that my Auntie just rented out from the shop Watching old Chinese dramas that talking 'bout having honor My dad black Honda Civic was parked outside by the pigeons And when I'm seeing the pictures it's like another dimension When my dad left my mom that was family politics And now that I'm older I'm a part of it I'm tryna stay out, reminiscing on the times in the playground Just digging in the sand for that gold we could never grab My uncle got kids now, my auntie too And they lookin for a role model, what can I do? Damn responsibility been stacking on top my shoulders Realize that I'm getting older, I'm turnin back to [hook] [Verse 2] Aye, they said I was good fortune When I was born, my earlobes was enormous Aye, for my family gotta make it Mama she was a hustler, money orientated My dad came from the struggle, they lost it all in the war The government took the house and they raided out all the drawers And every one of em looked at the sky, asked why lord? So I could now take my family where we ain't been before Jade on my necklace, protected I got a warlord in me I'm never resting Dynasty warrior flow I'm dexterous Grandma blood in my veins, they can't neglect this Aye, lotus seed with the green tea Step outside in the night time when it's freezing Look at the sky, the wind cries, but still all my memories inside The pictures in my mind, I find [hook]