Yeah, now I'm a rock-star, it started with my imaginationUsed to gaze at the twins before the birds hit 'emDaydream about the God, my axe, my ExcaliburA man, who just saw the future beyond the dishwaterYeah, cab driver used to gyspy cab riderBut she stuck with me when I had nothin', so I had to wife herAnd I used write these thoughts on a black and white notebookHaitian experience, now I'm a page in a bookI'm a Haitian, HaitianWhen I landed in America, 'MericaI got myself a green card, green cardMamma say, if I ever break the law, they gon' send me back homeThis is my Haitian experienceFirst stop out in England, EnglandImmigration send me back to Washington, WashingtonSaid I need a visa if I wanted to be in the United KingdomI pray that the Queen of Buckingham is listeningYour Highness, I got a palace out in Port Au PrinceI got a hundred acres and a whole lotta landBut I can't go back and see my people in the ticksI'm a Haitian in AmericaWhen papa first got his green card, worked seven jobs in AmericaThen he came and got me from Haiti, told me I had one chanceTo make it in AmericaIn the legal Valley and lookin' for work in Manhattan in AmericaMy papa was a Haitian, HaitianHe got to America, 'MericaOn a six month visa, visaWhen the visa expired, he went underground like rats in the sewerThis is the Haitian experienceRunnin' from the Immigration interrogationBut his vision was his chosen (How you gon' get us to New York?)Absolute lost and at sea and never see the airportYeah, I pray that the President is up there listenin'Your Excellence, I got a palace out in Port Au PrinceI got a hundred acres and a whole lotta landSo we go move from detention, we go, we build the landI'm a Haitian in AmericaWhen papa first got his green card, worked seven jobs in AmericaThen he came and got me from Haiti, told me I had one chanceTo make it in AmericaSo I learned to play guitar with dreams of becomin' a rock star (In America)(I'm a Haitian)I'm a Haitian in AmericaWhen papa first got his green card, worked seven jobs in AmericaThen he came and got me from Haiti, told me I had one chanceTo make it in AmericaIn the legal Valley and lookin' for work in Manhattan in AmericaWhat we gon' do right now is we gon' go backWay backTo what I call LassieThe roots, the Haitian experienceLet's goLook in her eyes, she will surviveShe smiles like she's in loveShe's 21, she lost her feedin' armsBut she ain't lose her soul, dancin' outta controlLike Angelina BallerinaLike Angelina BallerinaLike Angelina BallerinaNa, na, na, na, na, na, na, naYes, I'm a Haitian in AmericaWhen papa first got his green card, worked seven jobs in AmericaThen he came and got me from Haiti, told me I had one chanceTo make it in AmericaIn the legal Valley and lookin' for work in Manhattan in AmericaMan, I just got on a plane leavin' HaitiAnd I landed in Brooklyn, New York City, Cooney IslandMarlboro Projects, man, in projects, it's so rough to blend inI learned to how to rock, sing, dance, pop, loc, whatever it took[Foreign Content]Yeah, that's my dad, a Haitian livin' in America
Lyrics by Wyclef Jean
1 - 800 - Henchman 1-800-Henchman 1-800-Henchman (Spoken Word) 24 E Tan Pou Viv 25 To Life 25 To Life"(feat. Xzibit, Juvenile,Nature, Ja Rule... 80 Bars 911 911 [DVD] All Day All Night All Right Then Angie Martinez (feat. Lil 'Mo & Sacario) Angie Martinez (feat. Lil 'Mo & Sacario) Another One Bites The Dust Any Other Day Anything Can Happen Apocalypse April Showers Baby Baby Boy Baby Daddy Bagay Nef Bang Bang Bang Beaches Of Ibiza Belly Dance Bicentennial Blood Is Thicker Than Water Blood Is Thicker Than Wather Bounce (Feat. Sarah Connor) Bubble Goose Ft. The South Park Kids Bubblegoose Bubblegoose (Another Version) Bubblegoose (Bakin' Cake Version) Bugatti Freestyle Can You Find Love? Carnival Celebrate Cheated (R&B Remix) Cheated (R&B Remix) Cheated (Rock Remix) Cheated (To All The Girls) Cheated (To All The Girls)"(feat. The Product, Que... Cheated- Chickenhead (Icerider Remix) Chickenhead (Remix) China Wine Class Reunion Class Reunion Closing Arguments Closing Arguments (Interlude/Skit) Closing Arguments (Skit) Coast 2 Coast Coqui Cowboys Da Cypha Da Cypha"(feat. Supreme C, Marie Antoinette, Hope Da Industry Daddy Daddy Was A Good Man Dance Like This Dance Like This (feat. Claudette Ortiz) Dangerous Dangerous (Street) Dangerous [Instrumental] Death Threats Death Wish feat. Opium Black Diallo Diallo - Featuring Youssou N'Dour And MB2 Diallo, Diallo Diallo"(feat. MB^2, Yossou N'Dour Dispensery Divine Sorrow Don't Go Outside Don't Matter Down Lo Ho Down Lo Ho (Interlude) Dumb It Down Earthquake Election Time Enter The Carnival Enter The Carnival (Interlude) Every Now And Then (Interlude) Fame And Fortune Fast Car Fast Car (Remix) Five-O [Main] Freedom Freedom (Song For Egypt) Fresh Interlude From The Hut, To The Projects, To The Mansion (Int... Gangsta Cause Gangsta Girl Ghetto Racine Ghetto Racine (Pj's Creole Mix) Ghetto Racine (Pj's Creole Mix) Ghetto Religion Glow Of A Rose Gone 'Til November (Pop Version) Gone Til November Gone Til November (The Makin' Runs Remix) Gone Til November (The Makin' Runs Remix)"(feat. C... Gone Till November Gone Till November (The Makin' Runs Remix) Gone Till November Canibus Grateful Grateful Guantanamera Guantanamera"(feat. Lauryn Hill Gunpowder Haitian By Association Haitian V Intro feat. Hatian V Hard Times Heaven's In New York Heaven's In New York Hendrix Hendrix (Spanglish Remix) Hey Buster Hey Girl Hip Hop Hips Don't Lie Hips Don't Lie (Featuring Shakira) Hips Don't Lie (Featuring Shakira) Hold On Hold On Haiti Hollyhood To Hollywood Hollyhood To Hollywood"(feat. Small World Hollywood Meets Bollywood Hollywood Meets Bollywood (Immigration) Hollywood to Hollywood Hope n Pray However You Want It I Am Your Doctor I Swear I Wish It Was Music I'm Ready If I Was President If I Was President, (Chappelle's Show version) If I Were President Imagino Imagino"(feat. ReFugee All-Stars In The Zone In The Zone"(feat. Ivy Queen Industry Instant Request Intro Intro (Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant) It Doesn't Matter It Doesn't Matter"(feat. Melky Sedeck, The Rock It Doesn't Matter Jack Thriller Interlude Jaspora John 3:16 Jungle Fever Jungle Fever Kenny Rogers - Pharoache Monch Dub Plate Kenny Rogers - Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate Kenny Rogers - Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate"(feat. Ken... Kenny Rogers Dub Plate Kick Knowledge Killer M.C. Killer M.C. (Interlude) Killer Mc King & Queen King & Queen King And Queen Knockin On Heaven's Door Knockin On Heaven's Door Knockin' on Heaven's Door Letter From The Pen Lie Detector Linda Linda Low Income Main Dish Maria Maria Masquerade Men In Blue (No Airplay) Mentality Of A Lion Mid Life Crisis Mid Life Crisis feat. Maino Midnight Lovers Million Voices Mona Lisa Mona Lisa"(feat. Neville Brothers Mr. AutoTune Mvp Kompa My Girl My Swag My Swag New Day New Day (Pop Radio Edit)"(feat. Bono (U2) Next Generation No Airplay No Airplay [Instrumental Version] [Instrumental][V... No Airplay"(feat. Canibus, Manhunt No More War No No No, Pt. 2 [Album Version] No Woman No Cry No, No, No, Pt.2 Nu Flow Oh What A Night One Nigte Stand Open Letter FreeStyle Outro Pablo Diablo Pablo Diablo (Interlude) Party By The Sea Party Like I Party Party To Damascus Party To Damascus (Remix) Party to Damascus Remix Party To Damascus(Includ Hebrew Words) Peace God Perfect Gentleman Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate PJ's Pj's Please Man Political Incorectness Pop Ya Belly Ring Praying For Time President Pullin Me In Pullin' Me In Pullin' Me In Pussycat Pussycat [Album Version] Real City Real Niggaz Feel It Rebel Music Rebel Music Red Light District Redemption Song Rewind Rewind Riot Rough Boy Rumble In The Jungle Rumble In The Jungle"(feat. Busta Rhymes, John For... Runaway Runaway"(feat. Earth, Wind & Fire, The Product G&B Sang Fezi Selena Senorita Slow Down Slow Down Slumdog Millionaire Someone Please Call 911 Something About Mary Sosa Interlude Spanish Fly Started From The Bottom Interlude Stay On My Jimi Hendrix Stayin Alive Street Jeopardy Street Jeopardy"(feat. Jean Forte, R.O.C. Streets Pronounce Me Dead Stripper Song Stuntin Suicide Love Sunny Day Sweetest Girl Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) [*][Multimedia Track] Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) [Album Version Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) [Ringtone][*] Take Me as I Am Tell The Kids The Truth (Interlude) The Border The Buzz The Eulogy The Go Go The Heart Gently Weeps The Industry The Mix Show The PJ's The Pullover The Shrine feat. Choppa Zoe The Smack Movement Continues feat. Murda Mook, Loa... The Streets Are Like A Jungle The Streets Pronounce Me Dead The Stripper Song (corrected The Struggle The Struggle (Interlude) The Tracks Of My Tears (Refugee Remix) Three Nights In Rio Thug Angel Thug Angels Thug Angles Thug Like Me To All The Girls To Zion Touch Your Button Carnival Jam Toussaint Vs. Bishop Trap N Roll Tryin To Stay Alive Tryin' To Stay Alive Tryin' To Stay Alive"(feat. John Forte Two Wrongs Two Wrongs Featuring Claudette Ortiz Of City High Wake Up Everybody Walk Away War No More Warrior's Anthem Wasted [Mix] Wasted [Remix] We Made It We Tryin' To Stay Alive We Trying to Stay Alive f,John Forte & Pras Welcome To The East What a Night What About The Baby What's Clef What's Clef"(feat. Queen Pen, The Product, & Naomi... What's Clef Where Fugees At Where Fugees At? Whitney Houston Dub Plate Whitney Houston Dub Plate"(feat. 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