点击播放 ( c- q) R) E# T! J 3 O& [+ q' W6 L! C% q - e8 s2 L- j0 h3 b# l6 ?The Apl Song: Q8 Z9 X% i. L l; k: F
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9 o' n& c6 w0 L$ V1 P(Come together and listen * f. e s. ?7 e3 F7 b2 ~* j& S" qI brought news from my native land 8 I/ ?* \" V6 z
I'll tell you how we live and what goes on . D0 e) _( N) b. v1 P: b
From my beloved homeland.) ) G Y ~. x0 ` 0 t" l+ }; A6 n/ N# I# \: cEvery place got a ghetto this is my version / d/ L% J9 ~. [+ r6 Y) d- ZCheck it out... * ?8 }, U; R, wListen closely yo, I got a story to tell " F U0 R+ ^2 D' s, K
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real 5 d% ~; B' ^% q$ q: z3 a/ L) h! |$ V
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven * ` o" i5 ]2 ]7 c% P) PGod gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living 1 z: h) Q: f9 n' U! s! b; r" ^, tHow would you feel if you had to catch your meal? / B& B! W5 ?5 }5 B; W& @
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in. 8 r3 {7 E$ e% v) J, WHaving to pump the water outta the ground ' t# X" t& n& j4 b( y" B; ~3 D
The way we put it down utilizing what is around - V* M9 a+ z6 w" z$ I/ J5 rLike land for farming, river for fishing ( u$ _3 l9 p$ x
Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can ; T' Z1 G" x2 n3 hWe makin' it happen, from nothin' to somethin' 8 d# F B# W. V [8 P
That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland 3 ? ]3 I& T* }4 n: U; c . n" N) F" o0 T
6 }9 _9 S( a5 E8 U( N, BYo, its been a while but... + v! C: P8 z: {% K$ _$ |I been back home to my homeland, (check it out) to see what's going on . D5 B" F1 B, m8 s
Man it feels good to be back at home ; q+ A" j; b) L) K) l; Z& w
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone # s1 H: g5 f; j- R0 w: W- V; M) n6 R8 xI was fourteen when I first left Philippines * N9 V0 |$ G d9 K! j% R3 `
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day 2 H& r7 D+ s, o( R' |To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal " F: T) {/ R0 S& X' r" f% P
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel! 4 k6 n' S, E+ q% A
Now life has changed for me in the U.S ( m9 @/ Z* Q, F% K) P$ F5 N% UBut back at home man, life was a mess... : j7 I) P, ~9 S+ n: c1 t( c" s/ zI guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down ! R* p$ ~- z% G: g* iOn your knees, oh brother I wish I could have helped you out...