25 Years, Who I Am

All songs are originally written by:

Le Huy Phong & Le Huy Phat

Released Album: Til The End

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Take Me Back

music&lyrics: LeHuyPhong/LeHuyPhat

Verse 1:

Growing up Asian in Cali was tough

But being a minority made things more rough

I felt out of place like I didn’t belong

It was hard to understand the difference between

right or wrong

Had to learn a new language took ESL

Wasn’t til twelve til I spoke English well

Kids were cruel made fun of the way I spoke

Called me a FOB what a cruel little joke

I used to walk home with tears in my eyes

Asking why was I so different trying to hold in my Cry

I remember once when I was ten

I ran into this fellow this ignorant man

He took his hands and slanted his eyes

“Go back to where you belong” the man replied

I didn’t know what he meant so felt confused and sad

Now that I understand I feel kinda mad

Bridge:

Growing up different racism was a common theme

Growing up different is harder than it seems

But different is good if you know what I mean

Different is unique just like our dreams

Chorus:

Take me back to the days when things made sense

Take me back to my innocence

Take away the tears that have long since dried

Give back to me my care-free smile

Verse2:

Didn’t have much when I was just a kid

Only thing fun were the things my friends and I did

Playing hide-and-go-seek, kick the can

Telling ghost stories, jump rope with rubber bands

Didn’t have much toys no play station 2’s

My parents were poor they did what they had to do

They worked as migrant workers picking in the fields

Earning less than minimum wage to help pay the bills

Welfare and food stamps were all that we had

Lack of education what choice did we have

We had to start over with our two bare hands

Trying to survive in a brand new land

I was still young I didn’t understand their sacrifice

To give me a future they paid the price

They gave up their dreams even their homeland

For a chance for me to become a better man. (Go back to Bridge)

Talk

Sometimes I sit back, and think back to when I was younger. Man, so much has changed. We had to go through so much To get to where we are today. Kids at school calling us names, just because we were a little different, having to take those ESL classes , Oh yeah, how can I forget going to the grocery store with my parents, then getting in a line to pay, my parents bust out with the food stamps. Man, I used to get so embarrassed, and my parents would be all cool about it, like it wasn’t a thing. But it’s all good though. I know my parents didn’t have much choice , they did what they needed to do to take care of us. Now that I think about it, it’s kinda funny. Even though things were tough, I wish I could go back. At least back then, we were a little more innocent. At least things seem to make more sense . Ohh man, I wish ya’ll can take me back.

Cd Album: Til The End

Nhạc và Lời: Lê Huy Phong, Lê Huy Phát

Hòa âm: Lê Huy Phong

Trình bày: Heart2Exist-

Lê Huy Phong, Lê Huy Phát, Pauline Trúc, Sharon Mỹ Dung.