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黑眼豆豆 % H9 D( `8 e# A$ w$ o; J , J- U3 `: {: \* q% M5 L, N; b(Come together and listen - U, e% Z7 O" e9 J) u) t
I brought news from my native land 2 |; u3 o- _8 o# U( sI'll tell you how we live and what goes on * k! a2 m9 d/ g+ c! U9 K. SFrom my beloved homeland.) * C' C, T5 @' @ . b' s7 Z, c" n0 r2 u' xEvery place got a ghetto this is my version - O; t( x, F# V7 ~" y* _Check it out... ! P- ?! L7 {1 w
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell % X% X3 X* f" U7 g6 E# z7 s
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real & j; U- y8 M, D5 ^8 b" f+ i1 lSome would call it hell but to me it was heaven 2 M& E& M! Z. k k
God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living 5 Y8 d5 P; F& f; T# z. t7 KHow would you feel if you had to catch your meal? & I5 H* v) ?2 a- n4 MBuild a hut to live and to eat and chill in. u( @6 T( n$ I, Q9 h, oHaving to pump the water outta the ground " i6 I" r" j( }) Q1 q) H" X
The way we put it down utilizing what is around 6 ]# v; g& P; p7 u9 g% B* xLike land for farming, river for fishing # }* J4 v/ P! i9 I7 z, A! {0 w7 E
Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can ' A. W! T# f" Y! h7 p% T
We makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin' * i9 P) l" S; z$ dThat's how we be survivin' back in my homeland + R- l, E# G5 a/ g% B 1 K) l1 O7 X6 e
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Yo, its been a while but... ! M- m2 G% W3 u
I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on % T! X- ~1 R1 z; M& SMan it feels good to be back at home * @% O3 z8 x0 c2 z- j" h. [
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone 2 O; z/ T' P( L! U- K- {" x5 ?4 rI was fourteen when I first left Philippines 4 |, l: G% q W+ [' Z
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day i* v+ p H( P3 C. l; E8 NTo be next to my mom with her home cooked meal : T! `9 R5 n: SMeant I felt complete, my emotions I feel! ; X6 w( l5 i7 [. {
Now life has changed for me in the U.S 3 L! i- N. g: [( l% o# {4 l
But back at home man, life was a mess... 6 x6 Y+ l% n1 X1 {# P# R# y1 Y
I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down ' _3 B1 j# H7 Y+ Z* {+ ~0 s' e
On your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...