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