Intro: Ludacris (T.I.)]
Rich by popular demand (The wait is over homie)
充满流行的需求,朋友,不用再等了
Yes it is, A-Town connection! (Know the city gon' feel this)
是的,一个城市连接在一起,知道这个城市,你就会这么觉得
Damn right (Say Toot, I know you see me, 'Cris!)
该死,出点声,我知道你看到我的,上帝啊
Whattup boy? (I know both our pops lookin at us!)
小伙子,怎么了 我知道他们在看着我们
B.o.B.]
I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!)
我过去常常做梦
About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls)
梦到金钱,汽车和美女
But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!)
但现在,我明白
Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world)
因为我就在世界顶端,全世界
And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)
现在我明白了
Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay)
因为我在世界顶端
And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)
现在我明白了
Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, yeah, yeah)
因为我在世界顶端
T.I.]
Ay, man I remember 'fore I stay that way, let me issue this statement
我记得,在这之前,让我说
No way should reflection be mistaken for glorification
没有什么值得歌颂
Now I remember so vivid, me and my niggaz was livin (how?)
我还清楚记得,我和我的伙伴们在一起,怎样
Sub-standard condition, still handlin business (that right)
条件恶劣,依然工作着,那晚
Still laughin and trippin, still happen to b**ches (okay)
依然笑着说着,依然偶尔碰到坏女人,好的
I'm rappin not reminiscin, and goddamn it we did it
我在说唱,不是回忆,但该死的,我们确实做过这些
From trappin, standin and pitchin with riches stand in the kitchen
和有钱人在厨房进行**交易
Splittin it eight ways, flip it in eight days
做了八年,挥霍了八天
Thought to wild and unruly but just the way to behave
尽管疯狂,不切实际,但确实是这样
Kept the weigh and the yay' for most the paper we made
大多时候我们赚了钱都很高兴
And all dimes, I ain't lyin, the pleasure was all mine
所有的钱,我不想说谎,都让我快乐
Had big work to move but we served the small time
有大事要做,我们会花点时间
Always outshine the niggaz with small minds
总是和那些黑人比智慧
Who would thought we'd be arguably the greatest of all time
谁会认为我们将会是历史上最伟大的人
'Round here, we develop such a sound down here
在这里,我们发出那样一个声音
Been duplicated often still can only be found here (BANKHEAD!)
被复制,但只能在这里看到
Only listen to G's, that other sh*t I don't hear
只要听上帝说,其他我什么都不想听
Sh*t, they so far in the rear, why would I even care?
他们那么远,我为什么要在乎
I'm too fit to bein a player, stare at niggaz careers
我太适合当一个演员,看着他们工作
Been talkin 'bout it for years and now we finally here
谈论了那么多年,终于到这了
I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!)
我过去常常做梦
About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls)
梦到金钱,汽车和美女
But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!)
但现在,我明白
Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world)
因为我就在世界顶端,全世界
And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)
现在我明白了
Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay)
因为我在世界顶端
And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)
现在我明白了
Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, yeah, yeah)
因为我在世界顶端
They say what goes up must come down but I ain't reach my cruisin altitude
他们说有高潮就有低谷,但我相信只有经历磨难才能成功
Take a look at what I did, but can you imagine what I'm about to do?
看那些我做过的事,你能想象我将做些什么
The places I'm 'bout to go and the money I'm 'bout to see
那些我要去的地方,我要赚的钱
Gave Bill Gates some binoculars and said,"Look out for ME!"
给比尔盖茨一个望远镜,告诉他要提防我
Exceeded expectations, even at Def Jam
过高的期望,甚至是对戴夫詹姆
Cause I married the streets and Atlanta has been my best man
因为我嫁给了这条街,亚特兰大就是我的丈夫
My momma quit her job and now she works with six figures
我妈妈辞了工作,现在她和六个人一起工作
Cause I'm a self-made nappy headed RICH NI**A! (OHH!)
因为我是在走自己的路
Private planes help me travel in peace
私人飞机让我可以遨游太空
To fo' cities in one day and fo' countries in one WEEK
飞去城市只要一天,飞去一个国家只要一周
Cause I, work for myself and no one else cause I'm too smart to
因为,我为自己工作,不为别人,因为,我足够聪明
Put one of my partners right through culinary art school (WOO!)
让我的同伴去烹饪学校
Now he my personal chef so that bread he get it
现在他是我的私人厨师,他为我做面包
Put 'em all in houses, cleaned up all of my friends' credit (true!)
让他们都在家里,我所有朋友的信用都被清空,对
And now they witnessed all the glitz and the glamour
现在他们看到了所有的光芒和荣耀
Catch us eatin at Straits Atlanta with women with table manners
看到我们举止优雅地在亚特兰大的街上和女士们共餐
Orderin Singaporean lobster
点了新加坡龙虾
Celebratin comin from nothin to winnin Grammy's and rappers winnin Oscars
庆祝着逐渐获得的荣誉,格莱美奖,说唱者的奥斯卡奖
Yeah, and they say rappers shouldn't act, nah suckers
是,他们说说唱者不应该夹杂表演
We see Samuel Jackson like,"WHAS'S UP MOTHER F**KER!"
我们看到萨缪尔杰克逊说过 该死的 妈妈 怎么了
I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!)
我过去常常做梦
About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls)
梦到金钱,汽车和美女
But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!)
但现在,我明白
Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world)
因为我就在世界顶端,全世界
And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)
现在,我明白
Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay)
因为我在世界顶端
And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)
现在,我明白了
Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, yeah, yeah)
因为我在世界顶端
Hey, hey
I know them haters don't stop plottin and wishin we fall
我知道有的人不喜欢我,想看我失败
Cause I'm standin on top lookin down at it all (I see you)
因为我在世界顶端看着你
Down all to y'all, it seems like I got it all
俯视着你们,好像我拥有了一切
Homie I ain't get enough, we still tryin to triple up
不够,这还不够,我还要继续努力
That's why we got StreetCred and Akoo buildin up
所以我才会建这些
Say I'm doin too much, sh*t, I say I ain't did enough
说我做的太多,该死,我说这还不够
Remember sayin,"Damn, if I could just get to a million plus"
记得说,该死,我还能做更多
And now I'm like,"Sh*t, what the f**k is a million bucks?"
现在,我想说,那算什么
Triple that on my bond, thanks to Bigs and Run (appreciate it nigga)
债券翻了三倍,感谢比格斯和如昂,欣赏吧
But never mind what I been through, just look at what I become
别管我经历了什么,就看现在
All this sh*t I've avoided, what it done for my sons
我避免这些,看它们对我孩子们做了什么
And daughters and momma; just call her
还有我的女儿们和妈妈,叫她吧
I sold d**e and dropped out of school, seems it's all they can see
我卖过**,逃过学,他们都看到了
They don't notice none of my family did that since me (nah)
他们不知道,自我以后我们家每人再干过那些事
I broke that cycle, now my family live a live for
我弄坏了那个自行车,现在我的家人们
Mandatory minimals, but not when the judge sentence us
养着动物,但没有在法官宣判的时候
Cousins in college, where you think they get tuition from?
兄弟们上大学的时候,你认为学费是从哪里来
(Answer that) Just for standin 'round wishin, huh?
回答吧,只是站着空想吗
Hey while you stand around lookin dumb, I make it happen
当你呆呆站着,我做到了
Takin action over time, got damn good at it
提前采取行动,该死,我做得很好
I used to dream (I used to dream) ohh-whoa (ohh!)
我过去常常做梦
About the money and the cars and girls (and the girls)
梦到金钱,汽车和美女
But now I see (now I see) ohh-whoa! (ohh!)
但现在,我明白
Because I'm sittin on top of the world! (the whole world)
因为我就在世界顶端,全世界
And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)
现在,我明白了
Cause I'm sittin on top of the world! (ay, ay, ay, ay)
因为我在世界顶端
And now I see (ay) see (ay) see (ay) see (ay)
现在,我明白了
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