MABUTI PA SILA
Mabuti pa ang mga surot, laging mayrong masisiksikan
Mabuti pa ang bubble gum, laging mayrong didikitan
Mabuti pa ang salamin, laging mayrong tumitingin
Di tulad kong laging walang pumapansin
Mabuti pa ang mga lapis, sinusulatan ang papel
At mas mapalad ang kamatis, maya’t maya napipisil
Napakaswerte ng bayong, hawak ng aleng maganda
Di tulad kong lagi na lang nag-iisa
Ano ba’ng wala ako na mayron sila
Di man lang makaisa habang iba’y dala-dalwa
Pigilan n’yo akong magpatiwakal
Mabuti pa ang galunggong nasasabihan ng ‘mahal’
Kahit ang suka ay may toyo at ang asin may paminta
Mabuti pa ang lumang dyaryo at yakap-yakap ang isda
Mabuti pa sila, mabuti pa sila
Di tulad kong lagi na lang nag-iisa
Mabuti pa ang simpleng tissue at laging nahahalikan
Mabuti pa ang mga bisyo, umaasang babalikan
Mabuti pa sila, mabuti pa sila
Di tulad kong lagi na lang nag-iisa
(Interlude)
Pigilan n’yo akong magpatiwakal
Bakit si Gabby Concepcion lagi na lang kinakasal
Mabuti pa ang mga isnatser, palaging may naghahabol
Ang aking luma na computer, mayron pa ring compatible
Mabuti pa sila, mabuti pa sila
Di tulad kong lagi na lang nag-iisa
ooOoo
Story of my life. But that’s about to change, I think. 
No, I did not write this. I wish I did, but I’m not as talented as this guy. He won the most prestigious national singing and songwriting contest with this piece. Nah, I’m not talking about ‘Star in a Million’ here or any of those schmaltzy singing contests. This was the real deal. Come to think of it, haven’t heard of it being staged for the last couple of years. Oh well, what’s new. Might as well leave my happy memories of that competition intact, rather than convert it into some monstrosity of a contest where talent becomes subordinated to popularity. It would really suck if they stage it again and convert it into a voting competition.
By the way the guy’s name is.. naah, google it if you give a rat’s ass.
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