Black Eyed Peas – Lil' Lil' Lyrics  Share

From Black Eyed Peas's album: Bridging The Gap

[Chorus in Tagalog]

Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
Ako^,y may dala-dalang, balita galing sa bayan ko
Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento
Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap
Sa lupang pinangako

[English Translation:]

(Come closer my friends and everyone listen
I brought news from my homeland
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
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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]
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