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

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 next 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