I remember when were kids
Having barbeque in the bukid
When the brownouts came we were never alone
We just play in the streets 'til the lights came on
Six o'clock in the morning
Bakery just opened
We can smell the bread it was cooking from a mile away
Ain't nothing like a fresh piece to start your day in
Manila (Manila. Manila.)
I'm coming back to Manila
The only place that I call home
I'm coming back to Manila
Signal to the jeepney (Pick me up!)
Take me to the place where (I grew up!)
Back to the kids and the park where we played all day
Some had a shed for a home but it was all okay
Cause in Manila we're all the same
Everybody's looking for a thing to change
Think about love that's how it is
We didn't care much 'cause we were kids
Manila (Manila. Manila.)
I'm coming back to Manila
The only place that I call home
I'm coming back to Manila
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 own home town
Had a girl we used to kick it
But I doubt she's still around
It's all good cause I'm back in the jungle
With the girls in bikinis all come in a bundle
And pain and poverty is everywhere
But when the smoke go places I'm only loving the air
I've been gone too long
Babalik ako sa Manila!
I'm coming back to Manila
Coming back to the place I love