David dallas (verse 1) Yea if you come from where we come from No we dont ever run from Gettin money in a lump sum just to pay it back later If the family need a favour then it ain't nothin major Paper changes hands quicker then a dj hits the fader Thats just how we do how we grew hard to understand That as a sour youth mum explainin that you ain't allowed to choose Your family's your family they gonna look out for you Still a samoan boy dont forget about your roots Growin up in AK where they dont forget their rugby boots Didn't play much five-eighth i would play way more kurupt And snoop play way more mobb deep boom boom say hey all my people who Been goin against the grain but dont forget bout why we really do What we do where we came from got our names from People i lay next to in the ground when my day comes Chance to make my music a gift for me that they brung Think i ain't proud then you mistaken uce David dallas (hook) Thats just how we do how we're raised island roots auckland ways People overseas wonder if i'll ever change But i came from the future Today is tomorrow Thats why what ever we do Then the world gonna follow (3x) Celebrate it with my fam Feel like we just hit the lotto The world gonna follow (2x) Man i came from NZ my today is their tomorrow David dallas (verse 2) I got dem laid back island genes I dont need no drama In my ie lavalava listenin to dear mama With my peers sippin lagers reminiscin on the years Made a tears that we shed for the departed disappeared So for real rod see you when i get there I still got some things that i need to tackle bout to get my headgear like im Thurston or Kronfeld man im certain If things round here were perfect Feel i'd be half the person I was birthed in Middlemore for a reason On any day in auckland could see all four seasons So we're born believen the sky ain't the limit its just somethin to react to Things are lookin cloudy now but the sun will crack through Umbrella packed too you can read it like im tattoed Proud of where im from it pulls me back like A la**o laugh how we used to pay for sky before the rent This that hamo that palagi pito saute aukilagi sh** Hook (2x)