For:

Ana Cruz Loredo-Lim,

For Isay and Gee,

Jesi, Teddy, Gie,

Alan and Coffee,

Jhe, Quito and me

my mountain and plains homes of

Baguio and Makiling and Bulacan,

and my friends inhabiting

these magical places and my life

for my son Joshua

for "my" life

for me

for You

Makin' it
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Makin' it

I'm solid gold
I've got the goods
They stand when I walk
Through the neighborhoods

I'm makin' it
I've got the chance
I'm takin' it
No more, no more
Fakin' it
This time in life
I'm makin' it (oh-oh-oh)
Makin' it

Hello uptown
Goodbye poverty
The top of the ladder is waiting for me
I'm makin' it
I've got the chance
I'm takin' it
No more, no more
Fakin' it
This time in life
I'm makin' it (oh-oh-oh)

Listen everyone here
This coming year's gonna be my year
I'm as bad as they come
Number two to no one
I've got looks, I've got brains
And I'm breakin' these chains
Make some room now dig what you see
Success is mine
I've got the key
I'm makin' it