歌词
(Jnat, you know that)
你知道的~
HandleLife Story
掌控人生的故事
Welcome, everybody
欢迎，各位
Yeah
耶
Detention after school 'cause I never followed rules
放学后被拘留是因为我从不遵守规则
Was a good kid at home, so my mama was confused
在家里是个好孩子，所以我妈妈很困惑
I just wanted shoes, tryna keep up with the crew
我只想要双新鞋；试图赶上同伙
How'd y'all get everything new? I'm from the same place as you
我和你来自同样地方，你身上却都是新的
Decisions I would choose that could put me in the news
我做了个选择这会让我成为焦点
Ever since a juv', I been tryna shake the boys in blue
从少年时代起，我就试着和穿蓝色衣服的男孩们握手
I had to handle life before I learned how to shoot
在我学会如何射击前我必须掌控我的人生
If my daddy ever knew the trouble I'd get into, woo
如果我爸爸知道我会惹上什么麻烦，呜
I was just a youth, God, I gotta thank you
我只是个年轻人，上帝，我得谢谢你
Instead of going to jail, they threw a bracelet on my ankle
他们没有坐牢，而是把手镯扔在我的脚踝上
And I loved to hoop but didn't have the coach to play for
我喜欢篮球，但没有教练愿意指导我
Everybody knew I kept a handle on the string though
所有人都知道我对人生充满希望
Waking up my neighbors pretending I'm in the Staples
吵醒邻居假装我在斯台普斯中心（NBA洛杉矶湖人队球馆）
A.I. was my favorite, but Kobe showed me what great is
A.I.是我的最爱，但科比向我展示了什么是伟大
I could really make it if I turn some better grades in
如果我交些好成绩的话，我真的能成功
Friends I loved to hang with didn't help me bring no As in
我喜欢和朋友在一起，但他们没能帮我带来什么
And I had to work way harder 'cause I'm Haitian
我必须更加努力工作因为我是海地人
Couldn't stop my hesitation, droppin' thirty on probation
三十岁的缓刑，无法阻止我的犹豫
Coach Kevin from the Blazers helped me change my situation
开拓者队的凯文教练帮助我改变了现状
I could've been one of them cases that ain't make it to graduation
我本是成为其中一个无法毕业的人
(Yeah) Mama told me I'm worth it, uh
妈妈说我是够格的
A lil' pain won't hurt you
轻微的疼痛不会伤害你
I practiced 'til it's perfect
我一直练习到完美
And that's why I deserve it, yeah
所以这些是我应得的，yeah
Kicked outta school in the eighth, said I was a waste of talent
八年级就被学校开除了，说我是浪费人才
Hood kid in suburban school, was a major challenge
郊区学校的胡德孩子，是个大挑战
Gave 'em thirty, but late for class, that's a burpee
给了他们三十块，但是上课迟到了，真是个麻烦
I stopped at 7-Eleven to purchase myself a Slurpee
我在711便利店停下来给自己买了一个雪糕
Then ninth grade I'm on the varsity team
九年级的时候我是校队的
In the starting lineup, that's the start of the dream
在首发阵容中，这是梦想的开始
Parents didn't like me as the star of the scene
父母不喜欢我当明星
Seem like they'd always dim me down when I would partially beam
好像我要射篮的时候他们总是把我弄昏
So tenth grade I tried private school
所以十年级的时候我去了私立学校
Coach ain't really like me, and I ain't really rock with dude
教练不是真的喜欢我，我也没有被吓到
I barely played a minute, no sweat in my follicles
我几乎没有打一分钟，没有流一滴汗
Attitude was changing, temper slightly volatile
态度在变，脾气稍有波动
I'm on the move again now, school with my friends now
我又开始行动了，和朋友们一起上学
Bussin' to the slums though, boy, I'm with the get down
去贫民窟的巴士，伙计，我跟下去
Back up in my habitat, this where all the action at
回到我的栖息地，所有的行动从这开始
A scholarship to Weber State, then David Stern passed the hat
拿到了韦伯州立大学的奖学金，然后大卫斯特恩递给了我帽子（被NBA开拓者队选中）
No cap
没跟你开玩笑
(Yeah) Mama told me I'm worth it, uh
妈妈说我是够格的 ~
A lil' pain won't hurt you
轻微的疼痛不会伤害你
I practiced 'til it's perfect
我一直练习到完美
And that's why I deserve it, yeah
所以这些都是我应得的，yeah
First semester as a freshman, I'm out the hood, what a blessing
作为一名大一新生，我第一学期就出局了，真是一件幸事
You know I can't wait 'til that financial aid check hit
你知道我等不及了
I'm going to the gym way before breakfast
早餐前我要去健身房
No talking to my best friends, I'm working on excellence
没跟我最好的朋友说话，我在追求卓越
Still ain't get no playing time 'cause they was puttin' Seth in
还是没有出场时间因为他们把赛斯放进了名单
But Liberty was still winning like Davidson and Stephen
但自由仍然像戴维森和斯蒂芬一样获胜
My handles was the best then, pull up and make the net bend
我的控球是最好的，干拔投篮，空心入网
Coach said, "You'll never check in if you don't know the Os and Xs"
教练说，“如果你不知道玩井字棋，你就永远不会登记上场”
I gotta perfect this, flickin' up the left wrist
我要完善这个，弹左手腕
Goin' to the league the only goal that's on my check list
去联赛是我唯一的目标
Buy Mama a Lexus, matching pearl necklace
给妈妈买辆雷克萨斯，配珍珠项链
Either that or it's back to the block playin' Tetris
要么就是回到街区玩俄罗斯方块
When I hurt the knee, I was still chasin' the dream
当我伤到膝盖的时候，我还在做梦
Crossover too mean to be a regular breed
Crossover对基本种类太过重要
Instead of makin' the squad, I end up coaching the team, yeah
我不是组建球队，而是执教球队，是吗
Business started boomin', I'm on the phone with Cuban
生意开始繁荣起来，我正在和古巴人通电话
Training out in Dallas, handle life for the Mavericks
在达拉斯训练，为小牛队处理生活
Coach still nasty, I was scrimmagin' at practice
教练还是很讨厌，我在练习时在混战
Anything can happen from the couch to the mattress
从沙发到床垫，任何事情都有可能发生
More to the story, I'm just finishing the chap'
更重要的是，我刚说完那家伙的故事
(Yeah) Mama told me I'm worth it, uh
妈妈说我是够格的 ~
A lil' pain won't hurt you
轻微的疼痛不会伤害你
I practiced 'til it's perfect
我一直练习到完美
And that's why I deserve it, yeah
所以这些都是我应得的，yeah
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