歌词
Dear Mom,
亲爱的母亲
When I was young me and Mom had beef
我犹小时 我与我的母亲对彼此抱怨很多
17 years old kicked out on the street- I deserved that
17岁我被赶出家门 游荡于大街上--我活该
I'm ashamed of the way I used to speak to you
我为我对你讲话的态度感到羞耻
Wish I could but I can't reverse that
虽然我企求我能，但我无法扭转这一切了
Especially to you
尤其是你
Your daddy told you a woman's place is in the house
你爸爸教育你 女人只有在家里才有些地位
And not in the school
学校里，没有
You payed your own tuition, got your own degree
你自己付了自己的学费 取得了自己的学位
Started your own business, and then you had me
开始了你自己的生意 然后你有了我
How can I repay the lady that looked me in the eyes
我要如何回报那位女士呢
When I took my first breath
当我第一次呼吸，她深深地凝望我的脸
Held my little hand when I took my first step
当我第一次学步，她紧紧地握着我的手
I can't wait to sell out that arena on my own
当我迫不及待想要炫耀
For the first time
第一次 我能够自己走路了
You always told me,
你总是告诉我
It's not your first try,
这并非一日可成
It's how many tries after that
而是一年之功
I mean how lucky am I
我想说的是 我是多么幸运啊
That I was born and you were mine?
我出生了，而你是我的母亲
Life's crazy
生活是疯狂的
You know, my parents used to worry about me
你知道的 我的父母习惯担心我
'Cuz I barely talked to anybody
因为我不善倾吐
Just made beats
只是打着节拍
Isn't it ironic I get payed by the syllable?
我现在靠音节谋生，这是不是很讽刺？
I gotta thank them though,
我反倒得感谢他们
I know it can be difficult
我清楚 这困难如
As I tiptoe in and out of zip codes,
在邮政区号里外踮着脚尖
All on a mission to love- that's what I live for!
都是带着任务去爱--这就是我追求的
I got big dreams man, I got big goals!
年轻人 我有伟大的梦想 我有伟大的目标
You see my old ones now because I lived those!
正是为此而活，你们从我身上看到了过去
You gotta admit Ma,
你必须承认，妈妈
I told you I'd get into Duke, and I did Ma
我说我会进入Duke，我做到了妈妈！
I told you I would get signed, and I did Ma
我说我会被签下来，我做到了妈妈！
Look at this Ma!
妈你看看
Look at this Ma!
你看看这个！
As I get older, you do too
当我老去，你也老去
My time gets shorter, that's just truth
我的寿命越来越短，正是如此
So I leave with three words
所以我留下三个字
They are not eloquent,
没有文采
They are cliché,
没有智慧
And they are not clever,
只是陈词滥调
They are
这三个字就是
I Love You
我爱你
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