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   (Check it out)   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 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   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