Look this is my life and it's a battle within
看,这就是我的生活,一场内心的战斗。
I gotta survive even if I'm sinnin to win
即使犯罪也要胜利
And if I show no remorse I reap the devil's reward
若我无情无疚,便收获魔王的奖赏
He said he'd give me riches but I'm lookin for more
他说他会给我财富,但我寻求的远不止这些
When I was young witnessed my dad standin for right
在我年少时,目睹父亲为正义挺身而出
Black pride in him even though he passin for white
他引以为傲的黑人血统,即便他装作白人模样
Took years from my life now I'm missin the man
夺走了我生命中的时光,现在我开始思念那个男人
Moms on some other s**t and now I'm missin the plan
母亲又有些胡闹,现在我失去了计划
And so I'm stuck in this f**k a marole
于是我困在这糟糕境地
All the lessons to a young teen baby was cold
所有教给年轻孩子的教训都显得冷漠无情
Then my pimpin a*s Uncle put me up on the game
然后我那风流倜傥的叔叔教我混迹江湖
It really ain't no love it's 'bout this paper mayne
这真的不是爱,这是关于金钱的问题,伙计。
Put me in a position got me out on a mission
让我身处困境让我出去执行任务
Collectin from the h*es turned on to my pimpin
从妹子那里拿到货我开始找乐子
A n***a from Memphis dealin with life as a struggle
来自孟菲斯的汉子,与生活搏斗
This is the gift I was given so I just live by my hustle
这是我得到的馈赠,所以我只靠奋斗为生
Singer ad libbing at times
歌手时而即兴演唱
Keep hustlin
继续努力
It ain't over for me no it ain't over for me
我还没有结束,是的,我还没有结束
Keep flowin
我势不可挡
I'ma step my game up and get what's comin to me
我要提高我的实力让我自食其果
Now I'm just gettin by and it's f**kIN with me
如今我得过且过可我心烦意乱
See others doin big thangs they was nothin to me
眼见他人功成名就,于我却是微不足道
I'm seein what I used to be and it's lookin legit
我看到了我以前的样子一切看起来都无可挑剔
Got my hands on some music started f**kIN with it
我投身音乐,全情投入
Put it down hard then I started bumpin to this
尽情放纵我开始尽情放纵
I let some others get a dose and they was NUTTIN to this
我放给其他人听,他们却完全无感
Let me check my connections cause we go back in the day
让我看看我的人脉因为我们回到了过去
Say they was lookin for 'dro heard I was hustlin hay
听说他们在找'草',听说我在卖力干活
Got me connin my n***az spittin game to my h*es
让我的兄弟对我的女人胡说八道
This my opportunity I feel like anything goes
这是我的机会,我感到一切皆有可能
I was never 'sposed to see the new millenium mayne
我从未想过要看到新千年,我的兄弟
And I refuse to let my dad die in vain
我拒绝让父亲白白离世
So I give it my all you feel my struggle and pain
所以我全力以赴,感受我的挣扎与痛苦
If you ain't feelin what I'm spittin trick you late to the game
But the closest ones to me know I'm holdin it down
但我最亲密的人知道我不会退缩
You gon' feel me one day we gon' be heard in the town
总有一天你会理解我的感受我们的声音会在城里传开