Where Did My Jamaicaness Go?
Where did my Jamaicaness Go?
I've left my birthplace so long,
That sometimes I forget where I belong,
Life in the States does its best to make you feel out of place,
You try on characters and tell yourself you're going through a phase,
Where did my Jamaicaness go?
I do love Jamaica so,
Perhaps its the negative images that are portrayed,
About us "coconuts" and our yam eating ways,
Sure, I'm from a Third World Country,
We pride ourselves from keeping our children hungry,
Mottos and proverbs give us aspirations,
We're not trying to go Hollywood or create sensations,
I guess my Jamaicaness is alive afterall,
Sometimes its not evident in my mixed-up, mixed-up drawl.