lirik lagu david byrne - child of the philippines
[male ensemble]
ohhhhh!
[benigno simeon “ninoy” aquino jr.]
this song right here is goin’ out
to all my filipinos goin’ through the struggle
you may feel like n-body sees you
but aquino’s got your back
now listen up
once upon a time i was a little prince
[male ensemble]
i was a prince!
[ninoy]
anything i wanted, anything i wished
[male ensemble]
i wish, i wish!
[ninoy]
but money can burn you
and it won’t set you free
though my friends stuck around
uh – i knew that i had to leave
all around our land i see hatred and fear
[male ensemble]
hatred and fear!
[ninoy]
where is the kindness, where now my dear?
[male ensemble]
where can it be?
[ninoy]
now can our country be healed?
can it change and be strong
will the answers come soon? ha
a-we have waited so long
now listen up!
[ninoy and male ensemble]
i am a child of the philippines
from calayan to lake sebu
[ninoy]
and i, i’m a young man
a young man in a hurry
but you
you know that those miracles
you know that those miracles
you know that those miracles
they might come true
i see you, imelda
[imelda]
hey, aquino!
[ninoy]
girl, you better bring that pretty face over here
cause, uh, you make me wanna’
you make me wanna’
uh!
dream a little dream
ha –
with a girl just like you
[male ensemble]
girl just like you!
[imelda]
it’s not a dream
and you know that it’s good
[ninoy]
now when you walked in the room
i just had to say, yah!
and with you by my side, uh!
i know we’ll go far
[imelda]
anything you want
everything you do
[male ensemble]
that thing you do!
[imelda]
love is gonna’ change
the bad into good
[male ensemble]
bad into good
[ninoy]
but we have waited so long
now a change will come soon
and if you put me in charge
hey! that’s what i’d do
help me out, fellas!
[ninoy, imelda and men]
i am a child of the philippines
from calayan to lake sebu
[ninoy]
and this, this is our land
a land that’s in a hurry
but you
you know that those miracles
you know that those miracles
you know that those miracles
they might come true
i think they can come true!
we can educate our children
and we can unionize our workers
we can give our people a break
come on, let’s give our people a break!
you say –
[male ensemble]
give our people a break!
[ninoy]
come on, let’s give our people a break
let me hear it!
[male ensemble]
give our people a break!
[ninoy]
let me hear it!
give our people a break
you say –
[male ensemble]
give our people a break!
[ninoy]
just give ’em a break
yeah
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