Raise It Up - Jamia Simone Nash/Impact Repertory Theatre
No father figure in the house
家中没有父亲的身影
And i'm wondering how
我想知道该怎么办
I'm gonna work it out
我会解决的
Oh
My friends keep on telling me
我的朋友们告诉我
How i don't need that man
我并不需要他
But they don't really understand
但他们真的不明白
There's far
在现实中有太多
Too many pressures in reality
太多的困难
With dealing with the pain
我必须独自处理
The stress and poverty
这些痛苦和压力
And i gotta be myself because
我要自己处理
There's nobody else for me
因为没人帮我
(Noo)
(Hang in there with me)
跟我勇往直前
Sometimes it takes
有时候
A different kind of love
需要用一种特殊的关爱
To raise a child
去养育一个小孩
(So don't give up)
因此不要放弃
So don't give up
不要放弃
(When pressures come down)
当压力来临
Sometimes it takes
有时候
A different kind of dream
会有一种特别的梦
To make you smile
让你微笑
(So raise it up)
因此要自强不息
So raise
自强不息
(Hang in there with me)
跟我勇往直前
Sometimes we need
有时候
Another helping hand
我们需要一双雪中送炭的手
To show the way
指引我们前进
(So don't give up)
因此不要放弃
So don't give up
不要放弃
(When pressures come down)
当压力来临
Sometimes it seems impossible
有时似乎没有希望
And that's why we pray
但这就是为什么我们祈祷
(So raise it up)
因此要自强不息
We pray
我们祈祷
Seems to be
似乎
Nothing left for me
他们什么也没有留给我
Momma's gone
妈妈走了
Daddy didn't wanna be
父亲也不愿承担责任
And now i'm all by myself
而如今 我只靠自己
Wondering where is love
我想知道哪里会有爱
Or should i just give up
或者我该放弃
(Ya kno)
Life falls down on me
我的生活全完了
Cuts into my soul
我的心灵支离破碎
But i know i got the strength
但我知道 我已充满力量
To make it through it all
去战胜它
Cause i'm still standing tall
因为我还是挺拔地站立着
Breaking through these walls
打破这些阻碍
I'm gonna give my all
我将付出我的一切
Feeling like
就像是
A motherless child
一个没有母亲的孩子
Pain cuts into my soul
伤痛就将让我的心碎落一地
It's bringing me down
这让我情绪低落
Can't find my smile
看不到我的笑容
On the face
在我的脸上
Of a motherless child
在失去母亲的孩子脸上看不到笑容
I'm gonna break
我就要打破
Down these walls
打破这些阻碍
Gonna give my all
给我一切
Ya know
你知道
Yeah yeah yeah yeahhhhh
(Hang in there with me)
跟我勇往直前
Sometimes it takes
需要用
A different kind of love
特殊的关爱
To raise a child
养育一个小孩
(So don't give up)
因此不要放弃
So don't give up
不要放弃
(When pressures come down)
当压力来临
Sometimes it takes
有时候
A different kind of dream
会有一种特别的梦
To make you smile
让你微笑
(So raise it up)
因此要自强不息
So raise it up
自强不息
(Hang in there with me)
跟我勇往直前
Sometimes we need
有时候我们需要
Another helping hand
另一双雪中送炭的手
To show you the way
指引我们前进
(So don't give up)
因此不要放弃
(When pressures come down)
当压力来临
Sometimes it seems impossible
有时似乎没有希望
That's why we pray
那就是为何我们祈祷
So raise it up
要自强不息