Born with the struggle
生来便与困境相伴
Used to hustle for crumbs
曾为碎屑奔波劳碌
Fillin blunts in the building front thuggin for ones
楼前卷着**烟 为钞票拼命周旋
Full clips fly dicks
弹匣装满 枪管发烫
Down somethin to pump
灌下猛药 血脉偾张
Whole cliques fly whips
整个帮派 座驾闪亮
Dimes nothin to son
靓女如云 不过寻常
City boy on the corner
街角少年 都市浮沉
I was so involved
我曾深陷其中
So the drama I embraced it with open arms
于是我张开双臂 拥抱这戏剧人生
Was tryin to shake the pain
试图摆脱这份痛楚
Hopin I could break the chains
渴望能挣脱这沉重枷锁
Every day the same
日复一日 周而复始
Who am I to make a change
我又有何力量改变现状
Will my niggaz risk it all just to play the game
我的伙伴们 可愿为这场游戏押上所有
And the young'uns goin through it
而那些年轻灵魂 同样在经历磨难
Tryin to play the same
试图重复着同样的戏码
Through the rain
穿过风雨
Through the fire
穿越烈焰
Handcuffed by desire
被欲望禁锢
Sent to your son
传给你的孩子
Forgive me for the sins that I've done
宽恕我曾犯下的罪孽
My life my pain lasts forever
我的生命 我的痛苦永无止境
Nothin in these streets makes it better
这街头没有任何事物能让我好转
My life my pain lasts forever
我的生命 我的痛苦永无止境
Nothin in these streets makes it better
这街头没有任何事物能让我好转
And so I live on
所以我继续活着
Sittin here thinkin drinkin got a
坐在这里 思考 饮酒
Lot on my mind
满腹心事
Is my life shrinkin am I
我的生命在消逝吗 我是否
Caught in the times
被困在这个时代
It's a quarter to nine and I'm grabbin my 9
八点四十五分 我握紧了九毫米手枪
I had dreams I just
我曾有梦想 只是
Wanted to rhyme
渴望用韵律去表达
Climb my ways out these whack-a** ghettos
攀爬逃离这该死的街区
I signed my name on the line with the devil
我曾与魔鬼立下契约
Still in my prime weight
仍处于巅峰状态
But lost minds are settled
但迷失的心灵已找到归宿
Pots on the stove move grandma's kettle
炉上锅碗瓢盆 挪动奶奶的茶壶
Late for my job he thinks he's a star
上班迟到 他却自以为是明星
She hates her husband
她憎恨她的丈夫
She says I'm a slob
她说我邋遢不堪
Mixed feelins she ain't gettin involved
她内心矛盾却不愿卷入
Battle of the sexes
性别之战
The planet's off its axis
地球偏离了它的轴心
The IRS God damn I owe these taxes
国税局啊,这些税款让我焦头烂额
The truth hurts but I can take it
真相伤人但我能承受
It's a long time comin but I can make it
虽迟但到,我能挺住
No mistakin the cream is back
毫无疑问,王者已归来
My life my pain lasts forever
我的生命 我的痛苦永无止境
Nothin in these streets makes it better
这街头没有任何事物能让我好转
My life my pain lasts forever
我的生命 我的痛苦永无止境
Nothin in these streets makes it better
这街头没有任何事物能让我好转
And so I live on
所以我继续活着
I'm standin on my own two
我独自一人,立足于世
I got my niggaz true niggaz real niggaz
我有我的伙伴,忠诚的伙伴,真正的伙伴
Stop the wheel really You only feel me
停下这转轮吧 你才能真正懂我
If you walk the same road talk the same code
只有同行同路 说着同样的语言
Still dwellin in the hell
仍深陷这地狱之中
And find the time to make a home
却还要抽时间安个家
The few who escape will try to find a safer zone
少数逃脱的人会寻找更安全的地方
I ain't waitin for Obama
我不等奥巴马
Never doubted him I'm proud of him
从未怀疑他 我为他骄傲
He real he'll spend a couple million
他是真实的 他会花上几百万
In the housing then
在那住所里
Seein is believin my vision is blurred
眼见为实,可我视线模糊不清
Cause I ain't seein nothin I heard
因为耳闻之言,从未映入眼帘
Really nothin but words
真的,不过是些空洞言语
The bottom line I'm still stuck to the curb
现实是,我仍困在街边
Sky high but it wasn't the sherm
飘飘欲仙,却非药物所致
Really nuttin but herbs
真的,不过是些草木罢了
I risk it all for the cause
为这份信念,我愿孤注一掷
Even if it's war with the law won't pause
即使与法律开战 也绝不暂停
I can't won't don't stop I ain't got an off switch
我无法停止 不愿停止 绝不停止 我根本没有关闭键
Dyin tryin to live it just to get a small part of it
拼死挣扎只为活着 只为获得其中一小部分
My squad is sick
我的团队强到爆
Type that you don't want problems with
这种类型你绝对不想惹
Rollin like 70 Mack trucks what's stoppin it
像七十辆麦克卡车碾压 谁能阻挡
My life my pain lasts forever
我的生命 我的痛苦永无止境
Nothin in these streets makes it better
这街头没有任何事物能让我好转
My life my pain lasts forever
我的生命 我的痛苦永无止境
Nothin in these streets makes it better
这街头没有任何事物能让我好转
And so I live on
所以我继续活着
Ohhhhh
Ohhhhhh said I live
哦……我说我活着
I live I live
我活着 我活着
Oohhhhhhhwhoahhhhhhh