Songtexte I Can Only Write My Name - Will Jay

Kids will laugh at my mom's accent
And the food that she made
Say that stranger is my brother
Cause we all look the same
Thought I'd be cool
If i could laugh too
Even at my own expense
I'd be just like all of those guys
"All American"
Spent my life wishing my eyes were shaped a little differently
And always answered back in English when my family spoke to me
Now I'm ashamed
I can only write my name
I can only write my name
I can only write my name
I'm ashamed
And I'm the only one to blame
I can only write my name
I can only write my name
I lost it all when i was young
So no one would ask me where I'm from
And now I don't speak the language
Wouldn't even know how to say that I'm ashamed
Want to sit down with my grandpa
I know nothing about
Smile and nod instead of talking
Only way we know how
So forgive me all the years I was embarassed
Must have hurt to see I couldn't careless
I rejected my own culture
Like all Americans
Maybe I just never had a hero I could look up to
It's hard to see yourself in Superman when he looks nothing like you
Now I'm ashamed
I can only write my name
I can only write my name
I can only write my name
I'm ashamed
And I'm the only one to blame
I can only write my name
I can only write my name
I lost it all when i was young
So no one would ask me where I'm from
And now I don't speak the language
Wouldn't even know how to say that I'm ashamed
I can only write my name
I can only write my name
I can only say that I understand
When really I can't
Stop running from who I am
And write my own name