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黑眼豆豆# F) M! d. i9 q- u) \4 g
( |* G/ E1 S6 m, L( o5 i(Come together and listen / K$ F* z% E. A7 `
I brought news from my native land ' z. O3 Q. p2 ?& D+ \6 EI'll tell you how we live and what goes on $ I" T3 K2 w) l) l4 t- l7 Z* T
From my beloved homeland.) , I U1 O0 Z; L( {+ b }
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Every place got a ghetto this is my version f8 N2 q; }& r: W+ T" Z- VCheck it out... % Q }! r( y+ l8 d) A4 C8 L* @
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell k: A4 c' G# k) R+ i* N
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real 7 V/ ^9 x9 V; K, b3 w6 ySome would call it hell but to me it was heaven 1 g7 u8 l% w, h3 O' oGod gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living & R; t$ V5 v( w' A# x9 |- BHow would you feel if you had to catch your meal? 3 t/ P; G: I$ U; r! i9 ^% |0 k. d
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in. 1 q1 T' Y7 Z. |7 J" J0 \6 H* H
Having to pump the water outta the ground 0 L) m" j; b, n& X! Y1 Q7 E5 V7 Z
The way we put it down utilizing what is around 0 I/ b! M) x. F' P- k! KLike land for farming, river for fishing : z5 m* G2 Z' o, C1 xEveryone helpin' each other whenever they can * K3 V7 i4 T2 L4 @6 @* H7 Y- E
We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin' - Y7 E, f& m! ^That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland ) @8 b' `% d/ k8 O1 ]
/ z3 ~5 T. H* L$ K+ c ! c/ g1 W5 W, E; kYo, its been a while but... 8 U# e" N# R* ]$ c( ]/ @I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on & [; V' q2 d$ O3 H6 q3 hMan it feels good to be back at home / h/ a# b& `, x1 M5 _
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone % N3 a0 l0 N) q4 L: Y' M
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines , E. j& S& d8 ?; ~
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day . h5 T0 \% ^8 p$ M8 ]: CTo be next to my mom with her home cooked meal $ R2 [: \9 i& X# F1 d( ?" RMeant I felt complete, my emotions I feel! 1 }! s- I& U- S% K
Now life has changed for me in the U.S $ s% L( @, V; J: l% xBut back at home man, life was a mess... ' \ Z8 I. O9 \2 k, A6 EI guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down / w7 z+ v, {+ A9 u' D4 c2 }1 V: ^On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...