the fung brothers – (i can’t speak my) mother tongue lyrics
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
yo i used to dread those phone calls to my grandma
(and) she my grandma but we spoke different grammar
not white-washed, i’m just missing some culture
why are the foreign words we learn always vulgar?
i should’ve taken intro chinese in college
i had some time, i wasn’t going to harvard
maybe i didn’t care, but i changed up a lot
even my next girlfriend was straight up a fob
but that ain’t work like i thought, it’s so hard to learn
there’s multiple tones, pictures for words
but i gotta put in work, i might just immerse
i can’t make excuses now, peep zuckerberg! (dà jiā hǎo!)
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
growing up i only spoke a little
just enough to make my grandparents giggle
got an a for effort but i had to get better
enrolled in chinese cl-ss ’till i could write a whole letter
some abc friends questioned me
said it was tedious, outdated, obsolete
why study so much if you don’t have to?
’cause it’s part of my ident-ty bro – i had to!
doughboy:
been back in the motherland since i was 17
there’s still some places in the city that i swear i’ve never been
’cause there’s a lot of words on the map that i don’t recognize
if i knew how to read i would’ve lived a better life
the only thing i could read is the magazine cover
and i could only write my name and some numbers
every time i walk up to the venue
the only thing i order is just water on the menu
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
(now) raise ya hands if you’re a little ashamed
pops wanted us to know english when they came
now i speak a little bit, level of a little kid
even know some characters, i can even scribble it
(now) raise ya hands if you’re a little ashamed
pops wanted us to know english when they came
now i speak a little bit, level of a little kid
even know some characters, i can even scribble it
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
and i can’t speak my mother tongue
growin’ up english was number one
now i’m learnin’ where my roots are from
gotta learn me some, tired of feeling dumb
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