Dumbfoundead - Be Like Bruce lyrics

Used to have posters on the wall
Greatest of them all
Marley, Ali, Jordan with the ball
Role models all black 'till I
Heard about a star
From the banging Hong Kong
That broke down doors
First name Bruce, last name Lee
Finally somebody that looks just like me
Bad motherfucker that can kick 5 feet
I been feeling like him when
I'm kicking my frees
Back in Crenshaw they called me Bruce
He's the only other Asian cat they knew
But that there's cool never took any offense
Took it as a compliment
A making of a future legend
Died too young yet I felt like I knew him
Watching all his interviews words
Were the truest
He said be fluent so I did it in my music
I know you can hear dam flowing it's Bruce

I just wanna be like Bruce
I just wanna be like Bruce
I just wanna be like Bruce
I just wanna be like Bruce
First name Bruce, last name Lee
Finally somebody that looks just like me

30 years passed since the death of the legend
First black president welcome to the present
Asian American youth
Lookin' at the posters on
The wall all bruised
Lookin' at the marks on the arms all bruised
Father found out that she chose art school
Mother found out that her son was gay
Said she'll pray every day for
Him took his last name
Funny how that work we're movin' backwards
Tryna make history from previous chapters
Parents leading us towards devious pastors
Thinking that church is the easiest answer
But nah! Can't take away our heroes
When we try to make more
Of them we need those
All of those posters on the wall
They mean more to them
Then you'll ever know
Growing that warrior within

I just wanna be like Bruce
I just wanna be like Bruce
I just wanna be like Bruce
I just wanna be like Bruce
First name Bruce, last name Lee
Finally somebody that looks just like me

Brother Bruce, always spitting that truth
He appeared in a dream and told
Me I got the juice now
He planted seeds I'm trying to
Grow out the roots now
So I proceed to rock and tear the roof down
Brother Bruce, always spitting that truth
He appeared in a dream and told
Me I got the juice now
He planted seeds I'm trying to
Grow out the roots now
So I proceed to rock and tear the roof down