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Amber Davis – Manila lyrics
Take me back to the place I love
Take me back to the place I love, uhuh uhuh
Take me back to the place I love
Take me back to the place I love

I remember when were kids
Having bar-b-ques in the bukid
When the brownouts came, we were never alone
We just played in the streets til the lights came on

Six o'clock in the mornin'
Bakery just opened
You can smell the bread, they was cooking from a mile away
Ain't nothing like a fresh piece to start your day in...

Chorus
Manila (Manila, Manila)
I'm comin' back to Manila
The only place that I call home (home)
I'm comin' back to...

Manila (Manila, Manila)
I'm comin' back to Manila
The only place that I call home (home)

Signal to the jeepney (pick me up)
Take me to the place where (I grew up)
Back to the kids in the park where we played all day
Some had a shed for a home but it was all okay

'Cause in Manila, we all the same
Everybody's waiting for things to change
In the barrio, that's how it is
We didn't care much 'cause we were kids, oh

Chorus
Manila (Manila, Manila)
I'm comin' back to Manila
The only place that I call home (home)
I'm comin' back to...

Manila (Manila, Manila)
I'm comin' back to Manila
The only place that I call home (home)

Rap
I've been gone for a minute but I'm on the next flight
And the plane man says we can make it by night
Can't wait to touch down in my old hometown
Had a girl, we used to kick it but I doubt she's still around, yo

It's all good 'cause I'm back in the jungle
Where the girls in bikinis all come in a bundle
And pain and poverty is everywhere
But when the smoke all clears, there's only love in the air

I've been gone too long
I'm coming home

Gone too long
I'm comin' home (comin' back to the place I love)
Gone too long
I'm comin' home (comin' back to the place I love)
I'm comin' back to Manila

Yo yo yo yo
I say, babalik ako sa Manila, Manila
Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila
Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila
Babalik ako, babalik ako, babalik
Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila
Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila
Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila
Babalik ako, babalik ako, babalik

I'm comin' home (Manila, Manila, Manila, Manila)
I'm comin' back to Manila (comin' back to the place I love)
I'm comin' back to Manila (Manila, Manila, Manila, Manila)
I'm comin' back to Manila (comin' back to the place I love)
(Manila, Manila, Manila, Manila, Manila)
(Comin' back to the place I love)
Comin' back to the place I love
Comin' back to the place I love
Comin' back to the place I love (whoa)
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Take me back to the place I love Take me back to the place I love, uhuh uhuh Take me back to the place I love Take me back to the place I love I remember when were kids Having bar-b-ques in the bukid When the brownouts came, we were never alone We just played in the streets til the lights came on Six o'clock in the mornin' Bakery just opened You can smell the bread, they was cooking from a mile away Ain't nothing like a fresh piece to start your day in... Chorus Manila (Manila, Manila) I'm comin' back to Manila The only place that I call home (home) I'm comin' back to... Manila (Manila, Manila) I'm comin' back to Manila The only place that I call home (home) Signal to the jeepney (pick me up) Take me to the place where (I grew up) Back to the kids in the park where we played all day Some had a shed for a home but it was all okay 'Cause in Manila, we all the same Everybody's waiting for things to change In the barrio, that's how it is We didn't care much 'cause we were kids, oh Chorus Manila (Manila, Manila) I'm comin' back to Manila The only place that I call home (home) I'm comin' back to... Manila (Manila, Manila) I'm comin' back to Manila The only place that I call home (home) Rap I've been gone for a minute but I'm on the next flight And the plane man says we can make it by night Can't wait to touch down in my old hometown Had a girl, we used to kick it but I doubt she's still around, yo It's all good 'cause I'm back in the jungle Where the girls in bikinis all come in a bundle And pain and poverty is everywhere But when the smoke all clears, there's only love in the air I've been gone too long I'm coming home Gone too long I'm comin' home (comin' back to the place I love) Gone too long I'm comin' home (comin' back to the place I love) I'm comin' back to Manila Yo yo yo yo I say, babalik ako sa Manila, Manila Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila Babalik ako, babalik ako, babalik Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila Babalik ako sa Manila, Manila Babalik ako, babalik ako, babalik I'm comin' home (Manila, Manila, Manila, Manila) I'm comin' back to Manila (comin' back to the place I love) I'm comin' back to Manila (Manila, Manila, Manila, Manila) I'm comin' back to Manila (comin' back to the place I love) (Manila, Manila, Manila, Manila, Manila) (Comin' back to the place I love) Comin' back to the place I love Comin' back to the place I love Comin' back to the place I love (whoa) Explain Request ×



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