[Intro] My life has been like One long journey filled with a lot of ups And definitely a lot of downs Check it [Verse] I dedicate this verse here To my grandfather who passed away earlier this year At his funeral, I ran threw a box full of tissues My tears are dry, but I still miss you And I promise I will never forget you These last six bars just made it official Yeah, I know he can hear me Even though he dont speak English, he can understand clearly What his grandson is trying to express Its tough but Im trying my best I remember as a kid just running with him Every year I spend a whole summer with him Visited him in the projects And he knew I was intrigued by them shiny objects Cutting a Rolex out of magazine ads Tell me when I grow up I could buy one for my dad So much energy, like me quite clever These are memories I will treasure forever Every now and then I still shed a tear Walking through Chinatown I feel his spirit in the air For your legacy I go harder Tell my kids your great grandfather was a great grandfather But let me walk you to this timeline Take you back to my pops and moms grind They both immigrated to this country as teenagers You know tropical American dream chasers Immigrating blew up like disco As we moving to New York then to Frisco My pops said NY lets go This was in the 70s when he used to rock a fro Bell bottoms, pimp hat with the tilted brim I seen the pictures and I still dont think its him Fast forward, 82 that was when he met my moms Got married and had a baby too That baby who? That babys me Jin AuYeung My moms was wild young Only eighteen a senior in high school When I was eighteen, that was my school Im in charge of her life I put that in every single bar that I write Picture a young couple trying to get on track What are the options a restaurant or laundry mat? So they chose plan A So I was at the restaurant every damn day But I was only twelve, I justed wanted to play When my friends would come, I gave the food away I know it that bad for business So I apologize now if it still makes a difference I guess deep down I just hated the fact I felt trapped And that was my way of getting you back I cant go back in time and I hate it But I cant tell you that your hard work was appreciated See to the customer that just a plate of rice But to my family that shit can save a life Its more then Chinese food Its a life story of a Chinese dude And I aint come here to tell you what to eat It just food for thought over a beat
grandfather, restaurant, eighteen, chinese, food