歌词
You catch my rock, rolling down Loners Blvd
你抓住我磐石般的心，将其滚落孤独大道
You've got dreams, keep on dreaming
你有梦想，梦止又起
High school teen, never got accepted
当我读高中时，从未被录取
Guess it didn't get to go how I expected
我想这与我的理想背道而驰
Now a nigga pissed
现在，我一个兄弟怒火中烧（黑人互称nigga）
Steady lookin' at the bottom of the list like
却又沉着而冷静地将名单从头看到尾
"Where the fuck re my projections?"
我问他:“他妈的我的未来在哪里?"
Nigga's like "Next year Tory
他安慰我:"明年再试一次吧，Tory.”
It's all good, you'll be next year's story"
没关系，明年你会如愿以偿的
Then I said "Man, you don't even understand
然后我说:"兄弟，你根本什么都不懂.'
Man, I'm droppin' out now, ain't no next year for me"
我已经辍学了，没有明年了。
So I left, bus route to the bitch down 53
所以我离开了，坐上了去Bitch Down 53的巴士
Took the last dollar that i had for this dream
带着我为梦想仅存的积蓄
And I spent it on some naughty nonsense, Micky D's
结果我却把他们花在了淘气的胡闹和麦当劳上
Shit, wasn't doin' too fine
该死，这可开了个坏头
Then I made a call to this nigga named Rhymes
之后我给一个叫Rhymes的伙计打了个电话
Said he had a little studio and it wasn't top-notch
他说他有一个小工作室，不算顶级
But could damn near do the whole nine
但麻雀虽小五脏俱全
So I said "Cool" made a few songs in this shit
我回了句"酷",然后在那破地方做了几首歌
Stayed too long in this shit
在那该死的地方待了很久
But by the month, I was there so much
但过了几个月，我已离不开那里
Nigga's had to lay futons in this shit
我兄弟不得不在这鬼地方打地铺
I was in my mom's Susanne
我继承了我妈的好嗓子
Drove to my first shows in a new Jetta
开着一辆新捷达去进行我的首秀
Always said one day I would be the man
总说有一天我会成为那个人
I would just laugh like, who are you tellin'
我只是微微一笑,你说
Me, I'mma go far
我，即将走向远方
I can still dream in this world full of stars
我仍然可以在这星光璀璨的世上怀揣梦想
I can still scheme in this world full of narcs
我仍然可以在这纸醉金迷的世界保持清醒
If they can still scheme and I'm on my car show
如果他们还能继续规划，我就在去我车展的路上
I'mma dream, I'mma dream, dream
我就要做梦，我就要做梦
I'mma dream, dream like you said to me
我就要做梦，就像你对我说的那样
Best words that were said to me
那些感人肺腑的话
Best words that were said to me
那些催人奋进的话
Ten long miles, from a long way home
短短十英里，却归家路漫漫
I'm headed downtown cause I'm workin' on this lil mixtape
我一头扎进事业，因为我在为这可爱的小录音带干活
With no fillers, no throwaway songs, hopin' that this shit just go
没有敷衍了事，没有一听即丢，希望这张专辑能做到
Sadly for me, this shit didn't
可悲的是，这东西并没有
So I make another mixtape and another mixtape and another mixtape
所以我一张一张又一张地制作录音带
'Til them nigga's start sayin' shit's hidden
一直到我的伙伴们在背后抱怨
Then I meet a guy named Sascha , he tells me he's thinkin' 'bout takin' up management
之后我遇见了一个叫Sascha的伙计，他告诉我他想当我经纪人
Say he got a million dollar empire on his mind, he just need an artist to plan it with
他说他脑袋里有一个数百万美元的梦想，他只需要一个艺人来为此添砖加瓦
He also say he throw shows out in Texas and maybe I should open up for one
他还说他在德克萨斯搞了几场表演，他认为也许我应该也来一个
Then I say "Cool man' he books me the next flight out like I'm showin' up for somethin'
然后我说:'酷'，他帮我订下了机票就好像我展示了什么东西
I lay down Houston around nine, warehouse live
我搞砸了休斯敦那场在warehouse大概九点的表演
Was my worst show ever, nigga's damn near got boo'd off stage
那是我这辈子最糟糕的表演，差点儿就在台上听到嘘声滚下舞台
I performed my first live show ever
我做了我的第一次现场表演
Women in the crowd would scream for a nigga
人潮中的女人会为一个黑鬼尖叫
Nigga's in the crowd they was up down
当黑鬼走入人群，他们制造人浪
Bad enough nigga's let Bun B watch
让Bun B看到这些就已经够糟糕了
But I feel like I let Sascha down, shit was live on stage dog
但我感觉我让Sascha失望了，我在台上的表现糟透了
That night felt like a nigga had the whole world on my shoulders
那天晚上，让一个黑鬼感受到了整个世界在他肩上
Twenty years old tryna find the one spot in this world gettin' colder
二十岁时Tryna找到了一个在世界上正逐渐被忽视的热点
Then he came to me like, "Dog, I could put money on this, bet a hundred on this"
然后他来找我:'小狗，我可以把钱投在这上，赌本一百.'
Gives me a few tips for the next night, set list says
给了我一些关于下一晚的小提示，列表上说
Dog you can run it on this
小狗你可以照着这个做
And it all works out
然后所有问题都能迎刃而解了
It's a big world
世界那么大
The bigger your dream, the bigger you're livin' it
梦想越大，人生越精彩
It's all in your mind
这一切都在你心中
Don't let no body fuck up your high
不要让任何人玷污你的名誉
It's a big world
世界那么大
The bigger your dream, the bigger you're livin' it
梦想越大，人生越精彩
It's all in your mind
这一切都在你心中
Don't let no body fuck up your high
不要让任何人毁掉你的成就
电话语音信箱
(Phone Voicemail)
爸，我鼓舞我的儿子，我鼓舞所有与他同行的人并祈祷你以他的速度走在他前面
Father, I lift up my son, I lift up anyone that travels with him and by his speed I pray that you go ahead of him...
我现在指派天使来执行这个任务，父亲，我发誓他们将在你前面，来扳正他的道路
I assign angels right now to this assignment and I declare Father that they will go before you to make straight his path,
我命令，每一条崎岖的道路都变得平坦笔直，每一个充满暴力的地方都变得和平。
I command that every crooked path would be made straight, every rough place would be made smooth
任何障碍，任何阻碍，任何封锁，一切阴谋，一切陷阱
Every obstacle, every barricade, every blockade, every conspiracy, every trap
都将在此刻被破坏，以耶稣之名祛除。
Right now is destroyed and removed out of his way in the name of Jesus
我感谢你，在此书写的满是善良，爱和怜悯，构成了我们生命的所有
And I thank you that it is written that goodness and love and mercy, form all the things of our life...
(小剧场)Troy Lanez
(Skit: Tory Lanez)
就是这样，我已经跌到了谷底，我生活的最低点
That was it, I had hit rock bottom, lowest point of my life.
只有我，只有音乐和我口袋里的几十美分
Just me, the music and a couple quarters in my pocket.
然后，它打醒了我，那改变我人生的一通电话
Then it hit me...the phone call that would change my life
电话呼叫：Mike+Tory Lanez+Other
你好
(Phone Call: Mike + Tory Lanez + Other)
你好，你好...你好....请问，请问是Tory Lanez吗？
Hello
是的，请问你是？
Hello, hi...hi...is this, is this Tory Lanez?
你好，我是Interscope的Mike
Yeah, who this?
嗯，你几个星期前在我离开办公室的时候传了几首歌给我
Hi, yeah this is Mike from Interscope
哦是的，怎么了
Uhm, you slid me your music a couple weeks ago when I was leaving the office
呃，我一直没有机会好好听听直到最近才有空。听了之后我感觉我的头被轰飞了。
Oh yeah, what's up?
啊谢谢你，兄弟，真的谢谢你。
Uh...I didn't have a chance to listen to it until recently and oh my head is just blown off
我们需要谈谈，我们得好好谈谈
Oh thank you so much bro, thank you
当然
We need to talk...we need to talk
那，你这周有空来坐坐吗？
F'sho
嗯，好，什么时候？
Uh, do you have time this week to sit down?
那...那星期五怎么样？
Uhm...yeah, yeah, when?
好的没问题，没问题。
Does...does Friday work for you?
好，我们就定好了
Yeah that works, that works
酷毙了
Okay, let's lock that in
我..我得走了，我们很快就会再见面的，拜拜
Iight cool
好吧，完美，我觉得我们得到他了
I...I gotta run okay? Let's talk soon, see ya bye...
是呀，是呀，Mike，我问你几个问题
你真的认为这孩子能大火？
Okay, perfect, I think we got him
你是认真的吗？听听这音乐，这不明摆着吗？
Aye, aye Mike, let me ask you somethin'
好吧，好吧...让我们拭目以待吧
You really think this kid could make hit records?
好，好好干活吧
Honestly? The music speaks for itself
Alright, alright...why...let's listen, let's see what he's got, let's put it in
Okay...let's do it
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