Lyrics Child of the Philippines - David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, Conrad Ricamora

Child of the Philippines

This song right here is goin' out\nTo all my Filipinos goin' through the struggle\nYou may feel like nobody sees you\nBut Aquino’s got your back\nNow listen up\nOnce upon a time I was a little prince\nI was a prince!\nAnything I wanted, anything I wished\nI wish, I wish!\nBut money can burn you\nAnd it won’t set you free\nThough my friends stuck around\nUh — I knew that I had to leave\nAll around our land I see hatred and fear\nHatred and fear!\nWhere is the kindness, where now my dear?\nWhere can it be?\nNow can our country be healed?\nCan it change and be strong\nWill the answers come soon? Ha\nA-we have waited so long\nNow listen up!\nI am a child of the Philippines\nFrom Calayan to Lake Sebu\nAnd I, I’m a young man\nA young man in a hurry\nBut you\nYou know that those miracles\nYou know that those miracles\nYou know that those miracles\nThey might come true\nI see you, Imelda\nHey, Aquino!\nGirl, you better bring that pretty face over here\nCause, uh, you make me wanna'\nYou make me wanna'\nUh!\nDream a little dream\nHa —\nWith a girl just like you\nGirl just like you!\nIt’s not a dream\nAnd you know that it’s good\nNow when you walked in the room\nI just had to say, yah!\nAnd with you by my side, uh!\nI know we’ll go far\nAnything you want\nEverything you do\nThat thing you do!\nLove is gonna' change\nThe bad into good\nBad into good\nBut we have waited so long\nNow a change will come soon\nAnd if you put me in charge\nHey! That’s what I’d do\nHelp me out, fellas!\nI am a child of the Philippines\nFrom Calayan to Lake Sebu\nAnd this, this is our land\nA land that’s in a hurry\nBut you\nYou know that those miracles\nYou know that those miracles\nYou know that those miracles\nThey might come true\nI think they can come true!\nWe can educate our children\nAnd we can unionize our workers\nWe can give our people a break\nCome on, let’s give our people a break!\nYou say —\nGive our people a break!\nCome on, let’s give our people a break\nLet me hear it!\nGive our people a break!\nLet me hear it!\nGive our people a break\nYou say —\nGive our people a break!\nJust give 'em a break\nYeah