歌词
编曲 : FreeSouljah
Visualizin the realism of life and actuality,
让我们把生活的现实主义和现实都形象化，
who's the baddest a person's status depends on salary,
根据薪水而把人分等，这是最坏的价值观，
And my mentality is, money orientated I'm destined to live,
但我的心思还是一切向钱看，
the dream for all my peeps who never made it cause yeah,
我注定要过着其他人无法实现的梦中生活，
we were beginners in the hood as five percenters But somethin,
因为，是的，我们在街头都是“5%”组织的首创者，
must of got in us cause all of us turned to sinners Now some,
但是必须得有所准备，因为我们所有人都会因此变成罪人，
restin in peace and some are sittin in San Quentin Others such,
现在我们中的一些与世长辞，还有一些正在监狱服刑，
as myself are tryin to carry on tradition Keepin the schwepervesence,
保持着街头成功的法则，我们拥有贫民窟的精华，
street ghetto essence inside us Cause it provides us with the,
它给予我们特有的洞察力，我们凭借它指导生活，
proper insight to guide us Even though, we know somehow we,
尽管，我们都知道无论如何人固有一死，
all gotta go but as long as we leavin thievin we'll be leavin,
但是只要我们还在干这勾当，我们就能一直赚钱，
with some kind of dough so, and to that day we expire and,
所以，到我们咽气，被焚烧化为气体的那一天，
turn to vapors me and my capers-ll be somewhere stackin plenty,
我和我的朋友们还会在某处把钱高高垒砌，
papers Keepin it real, packin steel, gettin high,
保持真实，及时行乐，
Cause life's a ***** and then you die,
因为你不会知道自己什么时候会离开人世，
Life's a ***** and then you die;
生活最后你都会死去，
that's why we get high Cause you never know,
因为你不会知道自己什么时候会离开人世，
when you're gonna go Life's a ***** and then you die;
生活，最后你都会死去，
that's why we puff lye Cause you never know when,
因为你不会知道自己什么时候会离开人世，
you're gonna go Life's a ***** and then you die;
生活，最后你都会死去，
that's why we get high Cause you never know when,
这就是我们及时行乐的原因 因为你不会知道自己什么时候会离开人世，
you're gonna go Life's a ***** and then you die;
生活，最后你都会死去，
that's why we puff lye,
那就是我们行乐的原因，
Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a ***** and then you die,
因为你不会知道自己什么时候会离开人世 生活是个，最后你都会死去，
I woke up early on my born day, I'm twenty years,
在我生日的那天我早早地醒来，我已经在祷告中度过了20年，
of blessing The essence of adolescent leaves my,
我仍然保持着年轻人的活力，感觉到神清气爽，
body now I'm fresh in My physical frame is celebrated,
我的名声家喻户晓，因为我成功了，
cause I made it One quarter through life some God-ly,
在我这四分之一的人生中，看到一些东西正被造物主创造，
like thing created Got rhymes 365 days annual plus,
一年365天我都在用写词，而且我也会，
some Load up the mic and bust one, cuss while I puffs,
装上麦克风，来上一段即兴说唱，咒骂是我换气的方式，
from my skull cause it's pain in my brain vein money,
那些拜金主义压得我大脑的血管生疼，
maintain Don't go against the grain simple and plain,
别和简单与朴素背道而驰，
When I was young at this I used to do my thing hard,
当我还这么年轻的时候，我曾经艰难度日，
Robbin foreigners take they wallets they jewels and rip,
抢走外国人的钱包和珠宝，然后撕碎他们的绿卡，
they green cards Dipped to the projects flas*in my quick,
投身到让我能快速赚钱的行当，
cash and got my first piece of ass smokin blunts with,
然后我有了第一次，
hash Now it's all about cash in abundance, ****** I,
现在大家赚足了钞票，曾经的伙计都过着，
used to run with is rich or doin years in the hundreds,
富有的生活或者就整天和百元大钞打交道，
I switched my motto -- instead of sayin **** tomorrow,
于是我把我的座右铭改成了“去tm的明天”，
That buck that bought a bottle could've struck the,
用一元钱买了一个瓶子，而不是去买乐透，
lotto Once I stood on the block, loose cracks produce,
然后我站在街头，看着随着卖出而不断变多的钞票，
stacks I cooked up and cut small pieces to get my loot,
我调制好了之后，切下一小块就能赚到不少钱，
back Time is Illmatic keep static like wool fabric,
我用这种超理论发声，让这个时代像带有静电的毛织物一样噼啪作响，
Pack a four-matic that crack your whole cabbage,
用这复杂的理论冲击着你们的大脑。
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