歌词
Woah, woah, woah
Once you cross that line, it ain't no tryin' to fix it
一旦你触碰底线，就再没机会去找补
You want me to forgive you, let's be realistic
想得到我的原谅，拜托你现实点
I can't kick it with your kind like I tore my meniscus
我不跟你这样的人厮混，这对我而言像扭伤自己的半月板一样难受
How you go from co-defendant to a ****in' witness?
你是怎样从我的左膀右臂变成一个旁观者的？
They'll stand on couches with you but won't stand on business
他们只与你同甘却不与你共苦
Woah, I watched everybody turn on my brother like he ain't have 'em out here flyin' jets and ****in' bitches
我亲眼我的兄弟对所有人感兴趣，就好像他没有与我共享乐
This shit ridiculous
这太荒谬了
I feel your pain, my brudda
兄弟，我能感受到你的痛苦
I know you from the struggle, I know how hard you hustled just to take care of you mother
我懂你的痛苦和挣扎，我明白你为了照顾母亲有多努力
I know you took clothes off your back for niggas you call, "Brotha"
我知道你把真实的自己展现给你叫“兄弟”的这群人
I know how hard it get in this jungle, tryna prevail without bein' tried like you no sucker
我知道在这丛林中生存有多困难，但你从不屈服
Huh, life's a mother****er, yeah
是的，生活太闹挺了
I know ain't nobody perfect
我知道人无完人
But what's the point in makin' it out if all they do is cuff ya?
但如果他们只是想铐住你，为什么要做出如此出格之事？
You know, we be comin' from like, the worst conditions, the worst circumstances
我们来自最底层，那些最糟糕的生活条件和环境
The trenches, the gutter
街区就像战场的战壕一样
Sometimes we be forced to make decisions that we don't even want to make
有时被迫做出不想做的决定
It be about survival
只是为了生存
At the end of the day, we be havin' good hearts
到了一天的结束，我们拥有一颗热忱的心
They just be in bad places
他们只待在那些坏地方
I guess that's life, though
这就是生活吧，我想
Father God, forgive me for my sins
上帝请原谅我身上的罪孽
Take the mask off all my enemies that's out here actin' like my friends
摘掉敌人们的头套，在那对他们就像朋友似的
Did some shit I'm prayin' I never gotta do again
做了一些我希望以后不会再做的事
I put bloodshed and tears inside this win
我的成功里都是血泪
If I take care of my hood, the prosecutor call me Gotti
如果我照看好我的街区，检察官就会打趣叫我Gotti（美国有名的黑手党）
Turn my back on my hood, they prolly kill me, prolly rob me
若没有防备地走在街头上，他们会可能会杀了我，抢劫我
It's a Catch-22, I'm bein' honest
实话实说，我左右为难
Hard work, tryna keep the past behind me
想要将过去翻篇实在是件难事
I still be havin' flashbacks 'bout Johnny
脑海中仍闪过有关Johnny的往事
Fast forward and the major label signed me
平步青云，有名的厂牌把我签下
Had to hustle, had to focus, perseverance
不停奋斗，得集中精力，需要毅力
Momma used to go to TJ Maxx and shop on clearance
母亲过去总在清仓时去TJ Maxx（一家卖折扣商品的百货公司）
Tayman and CJ, I can still feel their spirits
我i确定我仍能感受到Tayman（21已故的弟弟）和CJ（同一帮派的成员）的气息
Skinny and Wanwan used to rap, I know they hear it
曾经Skinny和Wanwan也玩说唱，我希望他们能听到这首歌
It ain't that easy, puttin' pain inside of lyrics
在歌词里讲述这些痛苦并不容易
Send us up to Heaven so they can clear it
去到天堂才能洗刷这些痛苦
Y'all know like, real street niggas don't do this shit
你应该知道，真正的街区兄弟不会做这种傻事
And I don't want niggas to get misunderstood
我也不希望他们被误解
'Cause the rules we live by, don't even matter no more
因为我们生活在规则之下，不能埋怨太多
Just a, just a setback for you to come back
只是一个你要回归的时候的挫折而已
Can't hold a nigga down forever
不可能一劳永逸地打败困难
Know what I'm sayin'
你懂吗
'Till then, we gon' hold this shit down, straight up
但到那时，我们仍将挺起身板，不尝败绩
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