[Chorus in Tagalog]
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Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
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Ako'y may dala-dalang, balita galing sa bayan ko
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Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento
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Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap
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Sa lupang pinangako
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[English Translation:]
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(Come closer my friends and everyone listen
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I brought news from my homeland
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I'll tell you how we live and what goes on
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From my beloved homeland.)
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[Verse one, Apl.De.Ap]
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Every place got a ghetto this is my version
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Check it out...
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Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell
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A version of my ghetto where life felt for real
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Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven
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God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living
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How would you feel if you had to catch your meal?
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Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in.
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Having to pump the water outta the ground
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The way we put it down utilizing what is around
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Like land for farming, river for fishing
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Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can
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We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin'
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That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland
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[Chorus]
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[Verse two, Apl.De.Ap]
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Yo, its been a while but...
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I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on
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Man it feels good to be back at home
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And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone
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I was fourteen when I first left Philippines
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I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day
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To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal
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Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel!
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Now life has changed for me in the U.S
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But back at home man, life was a mess...
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I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down
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On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...
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[Chorus]
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Lil' Lil'
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| Black Eyed Peas |
