this is for nanays
the source of how i got fly
raising a filipino boy with an accent dadai
i can't imagine all of the sacrifices just to have a life and put some rice on the table
late night cable
nick at night
mary tylermore
dick van dyke taught me english but my tagalog tongue taught me the stacatto for which i now sing this
i remember parent teacher conferences
having to translate watching my mama's hand shake
cause she was scared that i would be compared to the jungle were from and the animals there
i learned to manage the glares at an early age
mahal sila
ignore the dirty gazes
avertin the rage hurtin delaga trying to be like bulosan persian dalawa

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