we should swallow our pride

Yesterday we were free

Religious tolerance and acceptance

Even our dress codes nobody said

We mixed well sharing our jokes and likes

We were proud of our heritage

We spoke good English with high spirits

We knew we were somebody

When we mastered the language

In 70s we were sliding

When new policy came

The Malay supremacy and its language

Coined by the government to suit the party purposes

In the decades gone

We fell behind other emerging countries

Even China wanted her people to learn English

We were left far behind economically

The ruling elites

They send their children to overseas schools

They want them to learn English get degrees

And the commercial masses are put in circle

Now the toll hits us back

We should swallow our pride and redo our roads

English must be the forefront to emerge economically

We are sliding into backward waters