Come closer, my friends, and listen
I bring news from my country
I wish to give the stories
Of the events that are happening
In the promised land
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[Verse one, Apl.De.Ap]
Every place got a ghetto this my version
Check it out...
Listen closely y‘all, 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 a 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 ba
