the american dream

I used to always pinch my nose 20 times before I sleep 'Cause mom said it would make me look Just like all the girls on the screen But 20 years has passed And I still look the same Had an accent as a kid Took five years to get rid of it Take it as a compliment when they think I'm American Oh, land of the free Just not for me Don't ask me where I'm from I don't know what to say 'Cause the place where I grew up thinks I have changed I can barely talk to mom Use English every day But the people here still laugh at my real name So, where can I go If I'll always be a stranger in my home? And I still think of seventh grade Grandma packed my lunch that day Friends made fun of how it smelled I laughed along and threw it away And, still, to this day I miss how it tastes Don't ask me where I'm from I don't know what to say 'Cause the place where I grew up thinks I have changed I can barely talk to mom Use English every day But the people here still laugh at my real name So, where can I go If I'll always be a stranger in my home? So, I'm pretty for an Asian So, I'm smart, but that's a given I'm not special, I'm just different You're not racist, just a question Must be nice to be included Not because you are the token I'm not special, I'm just different I'm just different Don't ask me where I'm from I don't know what to say 'Cause the place where I grew up thinks I have changed (Thinks I have changed, yeah) I can barely talk to mom Use English every day (oh, every day) But the people here still laugh at my real name So, where can I go? 'Cause I never seem to be enough for both So, where can I go If I'll always be a stranger in my home?