[Produced by will.i.am]

[Chorus]

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo (Listen up y'all)

Ako'y may dala-dalang balita galing sa bayan ko (Listen closely, y'all)

Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kuwento

Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa lupang pinangako

[Interlude 1]

Yo, every place got a ghetto

This is my version of it, check it out

[Verse 1]

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, amazing 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 (Outta the ground)

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 making it happen, from nothing to something

That's how we be surviving back in my homeland

[Chorus]

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo (Listen up y'all)

Ako'y may dala-dalang balita galing sa bayan ko (Listen closely y'all)

Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kuwento

Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa lupang pinangako

[Interlude 2]

Yo, it's been a while, but

I've been back home to my homeland (Check it out)

To see what's going on

[Verse 2]

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

Man I felt complete, my emotions I feel

Now life has changed for me in the US

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

[Chorus]

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo (Listen up y'all)

Ako'y may dala-dalang balita galing sa bayan ko (Listen closely y'all)

Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kuwento

Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa lupang pinangako

[Outro]

Help me, help me, help me, help me, help me, help me