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(Come together and listen ! o: C6 {7 y& j6 n! |5 U* L7 a$ R
I brought news from my native land 8 B1 e# r; M s% c+ M+ }I'll tell you how we live and what goes on 1 c3 y1 N3 u3 S( v, g& q6 n
From my beloved homeland.) + U2 b5 J: {% k8 v: K8 g- u
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Every place got a ghetto this is my version - Y, p& ?+ e5 Q2 pCheck it out... $ o2 o# A7 D4 T! X" k% k9 T: o/ l
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell }: W! c. s9 J6 eA version of my ghetto where life felt for real 9 [$ u1 ?5 l% mSome would call it hell but to me it was heaven # h8 Y+ d$ j- h, U* NGod gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living G' [+ a$ @' w4 y: G
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal? 6 {5 P0 k7 Q. X* {! d1 W, V5 f
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in. & {5 M, _* ]4 k4 `1 ^$ h2 A2 I& XHaving to pump the water outta the ground " f7 Z. Y& I' w9 F1 Z4 QThe way we put it down utilizing what is around v% }7 b5 h* ^) _( s% Y$ z
Like land for farming, river for fishing 6 W$ ~) ^: v2 r/ Q# `0 h' C6 k3 OEveryone helpin' each other whenever they can & M$ F; Z/ ~+ b) b2 k# ]0 U' b8 P( ~/ SWe makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin' 8 ^. C) T/ i8 N6 p3 O& ?/ x- \
That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland 3 t2 b4 T* Z7 [$ @
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Yo, its been a while but... 1 z1 E4 Z- {3 m- V6 y& K
I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on - ?. G9 o. a/ Z/ k; l/ C# rMan it feels good to be back at home - W) l! _. ^# M0 ~: R& EAnd it's been a decade, on the journey all alone ; r8 w/ q5 }4 g O6 v
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines , m% g! s+ \7 T
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day # ?$ G, j. }8 @. f" U7 c
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal / Q. H9 {* s; E) r/ [% I0 LMeant I felt complete, my emotions I feel! / o3 Z+ \! a. D% {. i
Now life has changed for me in the U.S . `# h' L( p8 f9 C( O4 J
But back at home man, life was a mess... 4 R) s$ t% B. F; v, f, rI guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down & e5 N- o: G$ G) `On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...