Khmer Voice

reality check/
we live our lives selfishly/
we wake up, give no thanks, but go straight to the bathroom, shower, n make sure we come out lookin good/
you forgot where we came from, we came from the hood/
others dnt care about ur looks…dnt let society be ur book/
our parents walked thru landmines to try to feed us even with no dime/
but then again we afraid to even try to better our own minds/
its a shame we lost sight of the cause, so press pause/
take a look into our parents eyes and see the hurt, pain n see that we didnt gain shit/
my parents cry at night worryin about how my life will end up and where i will be/
and ur parents are doing the same thing, believe me/
cambodians are smart, beautiful, and strong/
so can somebody tell me where the hell we went wrong/
but to those who are fighting to make a better 2morrow for urself and ur family, i give u props/
your are our hero, our inspiration, and our hope, never let that head drop/
our parents made it this far, took us across the country, but this is where it stops for them/
we take the lead now as our fathers and mothers enter relaxation/
reality check, wake up and open your eyes, we aint there yet/
lets go back to that place where our goals and our actions met/
let our parents be our motivation/
let their wrinkle hands, gray hair, and war scars keep us goin/
Lets not lose site of the prize/ WE GOT THIS!