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Hoobaale

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Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
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How come they only fix the bridge after somebody has fallen?
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
How come they only fix the bridge after somebody has fallen?
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Hobalayow heedhe
How come you turn a deafest ear when its your own brother callin'?
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
How come you turn a deafest ear when its your own brother callin'?
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
How can you teach your kids to love when it's killin' their memorizin'?
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
How can you teach your kids to love when it's killin' their memorizin'?
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
How can they go to war with terror when its war that's terrorizin'?
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
How can they go to war with terror when its war that's terrorizin'?
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe

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Adunyada han waynida ilmaha loo halgamayaye
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hawadana ragba tago dayaxa hoos u soo dayaye
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Halka ninki hurdee taas ogeen halisti weeyane
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Hobalayow heedhe
Anagana habenada dhashiyo hilibka moyanee
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Inaa dhiig dhulkena u hurna way haboontahaye
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe

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glowfox On Sep 05, 2009

Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe
Hobalayow heedhe

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PolarNorth

2013-11-12 05:45:21

PolarNorth

2013-11-12 05:42:04

glowfox

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2009-09-05 07:06:31

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by PolarNorth

12y ago

In this world people are in competition with education, some of them reach for the sky and look down at the moon others are in deep sleep and unaware of it, indeed they are in danger. But I would shed blood for my country and, if necessary, die for it.

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