Black Eyed Peas

Released: June 24, 2003

Songwriter: apl.de.ap

Producer: will.i.am apl.de.ap

[Produced by will.i.am]

[Hook]
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]
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, 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

[Hook]
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]
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 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

[Hook]
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

The Black Eyed Peas is a hip-hop and pop group, currently consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and singer Jessica Reynoso.

Originally, The Black Eyed Peas were a hip-hop group, standing alongside the likes of Talib Kweli and Jurassic 5.

In the early 2000s, they started to add pop and EDM influences to their music. They subsequently added Fergie to the group and became the pop sensations that they became from 2003 to 2011. Fergie eventually left in 2018 and the Peas returned to their hip-hop roots.

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