The Product - Ice Cube (冰块酷八)
I was told cause I didn't witness the whole act
有人告诉我 因为我没有看到整个过程
In and out was the movement of the bozack
进进出出
It was hot and sweaty and lots of pushin
很热 出了大量的汗
Then the nut came gushin
然后它们就出来了
And it was hell tryin to bail to the ovary
努力进入卵巢
With nuttin but the Lord lookin over me
但是上帝在上面看着我们
I was white with a tail
我是个一个带着尾巴的白色细胞
But when I reached the finish line
但是当我到达终点线
Young black male
一个年轻的黑人男性
One cell made two and two cells made fo'
一个细胞分裂成两个 两个细胞又合成一个
And so on so now I'm a embryo
现在我还是一个胎儿
Then I got a hunch
然后我有种预感
That I'ma be on lockdown for nine months
我会被束缚九个月
Chillin with my mother to guide me
但是幸好有妈妈指引着我
And nuttin but a stomach to hide me
但是我的胃里全是有营养的东西
From all that worry and b******t
来自所有的担心和那些废话
Nine months later I elbow pull and kick
九个月后 我就可以开始弯曲 还可以踢
Cause my time is up and I don't care
因为我的时间快到了 但是我不在乎
With one big push I'm outta there
带着巨大的冲击力 我就会离开这里
June 15th it's just my luck
六月十五日 那是我的幸运日子
In 1969 a ni**a is the product
在1969 一个黑鬼诞生了
"Ghetto a** ni**a you ain't sh*t
贫民窟的黑鬼 你什么都不是
And you ain't gon' never be sh*t "
你永远都不会是什么好东西
I learned how to walk and talk and all that
我学会如何走路 如何说话
They put me in school but it don't matter
他们送我上学 但是这不重要
Cause I'm sittin in history
因为我在书写自己的历史
Learnin bout a sucker
从一个受骗者那里学到
Who didn't give a f**k about me
那是一个不会理我的人
They try to shape us
他们试图塑造我们
But I know Uncle Sam is a motherf**kin rapist
但是我知道山姆大叔是个坏人
So I stopped payin attention
所以我就不再去关注了
Ice Cube headed straight to detention
Ice Cube在前面带路 但是被拘留了
F**k that sh*t I roam the hallways
该死的 我就在走廊里
I'm sent home and I don't got all A's
我被送回家 我没有得到所有的A
A high school dropout
中学辍学
My father had beef so I tried to knock pops out
我的父亲在卖牛肉 我试图去帮把手
But I got tossed he's the boss
但是我被他拒绝了 因为他是老板
I'm out of there and mad cause I lost
我离开这里 开始发疯 因为我迷失了自己
Now bein on my own is a factor
现在我要走我自己的路 做一个代理商
So I become the neighborhood jacker
所以我成为了邻居的男人
Gimme your car run your jewels
开走你的车 拿走你的珠宝
Makin a livin robbin fools
过着偷窃的生活
And if I let my nine rang out
如果我在九点的时候宣布离去
You know it'll make your brains hang out
你知道我会敲坏你的脑袋
So what's your fate
所以你的命运是什么
Am I the ni**a you love or the one you love to hate
我是你爱的黑鬼 还是你恨的黑鬼
The wrong answer is said the ni**a fled
错误的答案就是黑鬼逃跑了
I pump lead now he's in a puddle of red
我一直追 现在他受伤了
And if you got a buck you're sh*t out of luck
如果你有一块钱 那么你就会有坏运气
Stuck up by the motherf**kin product
对于那些产品很傲慢
"Uh-uh motherf**ker you gots to get a job
混蛋你得到了一份工作
If you wanna stay in my motherf**kin house"
如果你想待在这个房子里
"Many young men reject the traditional values
很多的年轻人抛弃了传统的价值观
That are important to their parents
那些对他们父母来说是很珍贵的
Church school and family
教堂 学校和家庭
Have been replaced by street turf and gang "
会被街道 草坪和帮派取代
Twenty-one now and paid in full
现在是二十一岁 要偿还所有的债务
Feelin bad from all the sh*t I pulled
我只感觉到非常糟糕
On people back in the day
在这黑暗的日子里
Plus I got a little baby on the way
另外 我还有个小宝贝
So I'm tryin to go straight
所以我要走上正轨
I'm with my baby's momma out on a date
我会和宝贝的妈妈一起出去约会
Til the punk a** cops ran my plate
直到那些可恶的警察把我赶走
Now I'm on a bus upstate
现在我在公共汽车上
"Oh the young ni**a done caught a case "
那个年轻的家伙被抓了
"Sittin in the mess hall sayin my grace"
坐在餐厅中说着我的恩典
Sent to a concrete hoe-house
把他送往监狱里
Where all the products go no doubt
毫无疑问所有的产品都在那里
Yo momma I gotta do eleven
我在十一岁的时候就做了
Livin in a five by seven
从五岁到七岁一直都是这样生活的
Dear baby your man's gettin worn out
亲爱的宝贝 你的男人疲惫不堪
Of seein young boys gettin they assholes torn out
看着那些小男孩们受伤
And then he got shanked with a spoon
然后他拿起一个带柄的勺子
And he was 'sposed to get out soon
他很快就会离开这里
Is it my fault he was caught in production
这是我的错吗 他陷入困境之中
Where a young black life means nothin
在那里一个年轻黑鬼的生活意味着什么都不是
Just because I didn't want to learn your grammar
只是因为我不想听你的说教
You say I'm better off in the slammer
你说我在监狱里会更好
And it's drivin me batty
它会让我变得疯狂
Cause my little boy is missin daddy
因为我的小宝贝会想念他的父亲
I'm ashamed but the fact is
我很羞愧 但是事实上
I wish pops let me off on the mattress
我希望警察们能让我睡在床垫上
Or should I just hang from the top bunk
或者我就应该睡在上床
But that's goin out like a punk
但是似乎不是我想的那样
My life is F**KED
我的生活就是一团糟
But it ain't my fault cause I'm the motherf**kin product
但是这不是我的错 我就是这样的人
"He ain't sh*t"
他什么都不是