La la la la la la la la la la la

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo

Ako'y maydala dalang,

balita galing sa bayan ko

Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kuento

Ang manga pangyayaring nagaganap

Sa lupang pinangako

Every place got a ghetto

this is my version

Check it out

Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell

A version of my ghetto

where life felt for real

Some would call it hell,

but to me it was heaven

God gave me the grace,

amazin' ways of living

How would you feel if you

had to catch your meal?

Build a hut to live and

to eat and chill in

Having to pump the

water outta the ground

The way we put it down

utilizing what is around

Like land for farming, river for fishing

Everyone helpin' each

other whenever they can

We makin' it happen, from

nothin' to somethin'

That's how we be survivin'

back in my homeland

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo

Ako'y maydala dalang,

balita galing sa bayan ko

Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kuento

Ang manga pangyayaring nagaganap

Sa lupang pinangako

Yo, its been a while but

I been back home to my homeland

To see 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 fourteen when I

first left Philippines

I've been away half my life,

but it felt like a day

To be ne t to my mom with

her home cooked meal

Meant 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's

stresses gets you down

On your knees, oh brother, I

wish I could have helped you out

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo

Ako'y maydala dalang,

balita galing sa bayan ko

Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kuento

Ang manga pangyayaring nagaganap

Sa lupang pinangako