I WALKED THROUGH THE AIRPORT
OFFICER ASKS MY ENTRY PORT
STAMPS MY PASSPORT
& CALLS ME AN IMMIGRANT

THAT IS WHAT I AM
AN IMMIGRANT
I  QUESTION
IT'S FOUR YEARS
I DON'T BELONG HERE
& I DON'T RELATE HERE
WHY DON'T I LEAVE

I DON'T GET HOLIDAYS
FOR FESTIVALS I HAVE
I DON'T CELEBERATE
FESTIVALS THEY HAVE
WHY DON'T I LEAVE

MY PARENTS ARE BACK HOME
MY SISTER WAITS FOR ME
MY COUSINS LOOK FOR MY LETTER
I QUESTION
WHY DON'T I LEAVE

IT'S LAND OF ABUNDANCE
I AM NOT AT HOME
IT'S A MATERIAL WORLD
& WHY DO I CARE
WHY DON'T I LEAVE

I CAME WITH A DEGREE
THAT HAS NO MEANING
I LOST A JOB
I MISS MY HOME
WHY DON'T I LEAVE

QUESTION, I QUESTION
WHY DON'T I LEAVE

I AM AN IMMIGRANT
I AM A BIRD THAT LOST ITS DIRECTION
MAKING A NEST IN A FOREIGN LAND
THERE ARE NO FRIENDS TO HELP
THERE ARE NO PARENTS TO CHEER UP
WHY DON'T I LEAVE

I AM HERE FOR MY OWN AMBITION
I QUESTION
WHY IS IT SO STRONGER THAN ME
AIMS THAT ARE HIGHER THAN ME
I QUESTION WHY DON'T I LEAVE

I AM AN IMMIGRANT
SPLIT IN HALF
PART OF ME BELONGS BACK
PART OF ME WANTS TO STAY
IT'S A BATTLE OF LOVE
IT'S A BATTLE OF GOALS
I KNOW NOT WHAT TO CHOOSE
I QUESTION, WHY DON'T I LEAVE

PEOPLE TELL ME
IT'S A MATTER OF TIME
IT WILL BE BETTER
YOU WILL BE SETTLED
THIS WILL BE HOME
YOU WON'T GROAN

I QUESTION, I QUESTION
WHY DO I STAY
I AM SPLIT IN HALF
I AM SPLIT IN HALF

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