I am Joshua Kim Xiong.
I am still learning about what's right and wrong.
My life, it's Me Againzt The World.
I sometimes feel obligated to not want to feel lonely and find that one special girl...

I am whatever I am.
I am only in the process of becoming a stronger man.
I've faced the ignorance and bliss..
Through a childhood I'll never miss..

I am Hmong.
I am "free".
Why must life feel like I've chains holding me?

All I could have done in the past...
So much hatred, fear, and confusion...
In this world, how long will I last?
We have to make the most of life before death; make life amusing.

Don't talk smack like you know me from the back of you hand!
I won't stand for ignorance.
I don't favor repeating myself again and again.
Face me with real guts and form your stance!

It seems like no one in this world understands me.
Living my own life as a leper and outcasted like a recluse,
Trying to do what's right, call it nobility.
I've no respect for those who can't respect me back; like, what's the use?

Wherever I go I always get people asking me crap.
Get a life and stop fooling with me.
It's only my own fault I let stupid people make me snap..
It seems like now everyone has a problem with me.

I stand up for what I think is right.
Instead of lying, why not just tell the truth?
I get called a douche for outsmarting those who think they're so bright.
It's like, these people have no honor; no dignity.
Don't mess with my stuff, my friends, my family, or me.

I only have respect for those who can respect others.
I will try to stand up for my brothers.

Poetry is my kind of message.
Music can give my mind a massage.
My experiences will help give me that edge.
I must be so dangerous for being clever;
Maybe that's why people act towards me in espionage.

Mommy and Daddy shouldn't argue and fight.
Cuz' lil' Nina never gets treated right.
Big brother is a bully.
He needs to grow up and stop being a butt to everyone and me.

A real brother shouldn't cheat you for anything.
Real friends shouldn't bandwagon.
Fakers and haters can only help me.
Jerks and ignoramuses, stop botherin'!

Sometimes this road I'm walking...
This lifestyle I've chosen..
How long will haters be talking?
All I really want is to live a good life and grow to be a real man.