[Chorus in Tagalog]
  Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
  Ako'y padadalang, balita galing sa bayan ko
  Yaung pamamahagi ang mga kuento
  Ng manga pangyayaring ganaganap
  Sa lupang pinangako
    [English Translation:]
  (Come together and listen
  I brought news from my native land
  I'll tell you how we live and what goes on
  From my beloved homeland.)
    [Verse one, Apl.De.Ap]
  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
    [Chorus]
    [Verse two, Apl.De.Ap]
  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...
    [Chorus]