7 E9 |4 ^/ j* r. H [, Z: X % d- }1 ^( Z% N0 p' P# @4 qThe Apl Song , B2 u/ n7 P: }0 q+ d! w4 m! D黑眼豆豆( ?7 m% i3 j/ \
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(Come together and listen ! v+ A0 Q' R* W- rI brought news from my native land $ }" H- O: N9 F% `: QI'll tell you how we live and what goes on * y. B1 H* s$ [; m% T$ R/ E. ~" @5 zFrom my beloved homeland.) 4 H7 G* B4 Q, l; C; [/ n2 i$ v
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Every place got a ghetto this is my version 4 T/ [( e& c- [$ a, RCheck it out... 4 V) f- ]* P4 a; ^1 f4 |* ?, ]
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell 0 x9 R' S. O. y; G5 R
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real : P. A9 m/ U' T8 C
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven , F$ W' d) B* V# _% q' W7 I0 TGod gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living 6 Q4 M% I$ J% U* P! S# m5 X* J6 m. `How would you feel if you had to catch your meal? 3 G6 |9 w0 k5 v$ |Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in. , G" K3 g3 ~ B& ?; SHaving to pump the water outta the ground ( X8 b! b/ E8 A3 ?1 ZThe way we put it down utilizing what is around : C3 t8 a2 i" M5 v# _
Like land for farming, river for fishing : l& d; I+ r& ^6 n9 mEveryone helpin' each other whenever they can . K4 o! n6 h, p. R1 MWe makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin' ) ~0 s+ V( e/ y" z& ~5 kThat's how we be survivin' back in my homeland $ W) s$ @3 M( ]0 s+ e $ J7 f7 r( U& P% Z7 i/ n+ O 0 {; ^0 K2 D( eYo, its been a while but... / z9 S/ \) F/ W/ nI been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on 3 {8 I, z4 @! g" \Man it feels good to be back at home " w' n/ d$ N+ `
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone 4 T; f( b) U' h4 y1 }I was fourteen when I first left Philippines 8 w! ~& A& ]% V( x8 {; S( I, w1 D3 UI've been away half my life, but it felt like a day ( c$ d* B* g/ Q7 p) o2 `To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal ; }9 N# _+ T( P7 I
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel! 3 |# d1 F& @6 U/ q% w# M0 VNow life has changed for me in the U.S / j% u% H5 e4 {5 e2 I4 b4 @# D
But back at home man, life was a mess... f- g* i2 m2 R4 x3 k @+ |I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down ! E g& ]: z: q4 I }8 v& E$ b
On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...