� �Lapid mala kaibigan atma kiney kayo� �Listen up y'all� �Ako yung may daladalang bali kagaling sa bayan ko� �Listen closely y'all� �Naisip mong magpamahagi ang mga kwento� �Ang mga pangyayaring nag-a-dyanan sa lupang, binangako� �Y'all, every place got a ghetto� �And this my version of love, check it out� �Listen closely y'all, I got a story to tell� �A version of my ghetto, a life felt for real� �Some would call it hell, but to me it was heaven� �God gave me the greatest amazing ways of living� �How would you feel if you had to catch a meal?� �Build a hut to live in, to eat and chill in� �Having to pump the water out of the ground� �And the way we put it down, utilizing what is around� �Like land for farming, river for fishing� �Everyone helping each other whenever they can� �We're making it happen� �From nothing to something� �That's how we've been surviving back in my homeland� �Gapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo� �Listen up y'all� �Ako'y may daladalam, balikagaling sa bayan ko� �Listen closely y'all� �Nais kong may pamahagi, ang mga kwento� �O'ng mga pangyayaring nag-a-dyanan sa lupang, binangako� �Y'all, it's been a while, but I've been back home� �To my homeland, check out what's going on� �Man, it feels good to be back at home� �And it's been a decade on the journey all alone� �I was 14 when I first left Philippines� �I've been away half my life, and it felt like a dream to me� �To be next to my mom with her home-cooked meal� �Man, I felt complete, my emotions I feel� �Now, life has changed for me in the U.S.� �But back at home, man� �Life was a mess� �I guess sometimes life stresses get you down� �On your knees� �Oh brother, wish I could've helped you out� �Lapit mga kaibigan at matinig kayo� �Listen up y'all� �Ako'y may daladalang balik kagaling sa bayan ko� �Listen closely y'all� �Nais kong mabamahagi ang mga kwento� �O'ng mga pangyayaring nag-a-dyanan sa lupang, binangako� �B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B�