Don't Quit Your Daydream

First Asian Kid to make a Greatest Hits in the History of American music Ain't that some shit? That goes beyond just entertainment & amusement Every song I write has historical significance Something that's lost on these Cultural critics Where U been? I been Jeremy Lin All these years I been here ever since Don’t get the calls, don't get the minutes But the game is way better with LB in it Hold up - these words getting expensive Pull out your beige card, Asian American Expresses LOOK up, the boy's swinging for the fences Cold with the words, he writes with mittens Cold with the birds, Riceberg slim It's difficult for them but for him it isn't Oooh Baby, Baby, Baby U know I like it Don't Quit Your Daydream Whatever you Do Baby, Baby, Baby Got To Have It Don't Quit Your Daydream I still pursue it with that sense of newness That sense of humor, that same exuberance I saw myself & it came to being Gotta be honest, I just call it like I dream it I ain't leaving, that's success I ain't in yo top 10? That's a lack of respect It ain't my fault Majors don't sign Asians But it is my fault we now in the conversation Thanks for the invite to a seat at the table You shouldn't have, in fact you didn't It's too late now, I’m already available Guess who's coming to din din? Brought my own bento, my own utensils My own throne cuz I don't sit on benches So if even y'all don't want to hear me speak Y'all have to sit here & watch me eat U say: LB U shouldn’t work so tirelessly I say do what history requires of me I take zero for granted Even when I make yo heroes look average Awww, I hear these dudes throw tantrums ‘There ain't enough room for more Grammys in my bathroom' Meanwhile I’m here album after album Waiting for an Asian win 1 statue So poetic, so photogenic Rap circles around these so called legends I’m from the Bay - we invented woke If it needs to be said, boy it's gone get spoke