歌词
Good God Almighty. Like back in the old days.
我的天啊，这就像当时一样
You know, years ago they had the A&R men to
就是当年A&R部门（负责挖掘艺人）的人
tell you what to play, how to play it and you know
会告诉你要唱些什么，怎么去唱它们
whether it's disco and rock but we just went in the
不管唱的是是迪斯科还是摇滚，我们就走进了
studio and we did it. We had champagne in the studio,
录音室，我们就成功了。我们还带了几瓶香槟到录音室来
of course, you know, compliments of the company,
当然了，我们的公司也会对我们大加称赞
and we just laid back and did it.
我们就是这样成功了
So we hope you enjoy listening to this album
所以我们希望你享受听这张专辑
half as much as we enjoyed playing it for you.
能有我们为你们播放这张专辑的喜悦感的一半就够了
Because we had a ball. Only real music is gonna last,
因为我们狂欢了一场，只有真正的音乐才会流传下去
all the other bullshit is here today and gone tomorrow
其他的那些垃圾玩意只会今天被人记住，明天就消失不见了
Cash rules everything around me
金钱控制了我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M. get the money
白花花的银子啊，要赚那钞票（采样Wu-Tang-Clan的“C.R.E.A.M.”）
Dolla dolla bill y'all
都是实打实的票子啊
After hours of Il Mulino
在Il Mulino餐馆坐了几小时
Or Sotto Sotto, just talkin' about women and vino
有时也去Sotto Sotto那边，我们都在谈论女人和红酒
The contract like '91 Dan Marino
我签了个大合约，大的像Dan Marino在1991年签的那个一样大（Dan Marino 橄榄球运动员 1991年他签了整个NFL历史上最大的合同 值2.3千万美元）
I swear this got Michael Rapino boostin' my ego
Michael Rapino（Live Nation的CEO，做Drake的演出工作，让他大赚了一笔）这家伙要让我自负的要死
Overly focused, it's far from the time to rest now
工作太过专注了，现在离休息还远着呢
Debates growin' 'bout who they think is the best now
现在大家都在争论谁是最优秀的说唱歌手
Took a while, got the jokers out of the deck now
花了我一点时间，我把那些小丑踢出了说唱游戏（一般会把一副扑克牌的大小王移除 因为大多时候它们没用）
Holdin' all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now
所有的牌都在我手上你们根本玩不下去，现在你们这群家伙又想跟我下棋了
I hear you talkin', say it twice so I know you meant it
我听到你的话语了，你最好三思过后再说我才知道你是真心
Fuck it, I don't even tint it, they should know who's in it
我去，我都不用给车窗加阴影，他们都知道车里的是我
I'm authentic, real name, no gimmicks
我很可信，我的艺名都是用真名（Drake真名Aubrey “Drake” Graham），不玩把戏
No game, no scrimmage, I ain't playin' with you niggas at all
不玩游戏，根本不用打内战练习（Game双关 Scrimmage是指在运动中 同队练习以获得经验），我可没和你们开玩笑
My classmates, they went on to be chartered accountants
我当时的同班同学估计都去做了会计
Or work with their parents, but thinkin' back on how they treated me
或者和他们父母在一个公司工作，地位都没我高，但我想了想他们当时是怎么对待我的
My high school reunion might be worth an appearance
我的高中聚会可能值得一去（为了贬低当时欺负他的人）
Make everybody have to go through security clearance
我大牌到让他们进场都得先做个安检
Tables turn, bridges burn, you live and learn
风水轮流转，情谊早已断，你的生活经历能让你学习
With the ink, I could murder word to my nigga Irv
我用笔写歌词就能实行屠杀，跟老哥Irv问个好，你应该知道
Yeah, I swear shit just started clickin' dog
我发誓我刚意识到我有多大牌
You know it's real when you are who you think you are
当你成为了你认为是你的人时，你就知道这一切都是真实的
Cash rules everything around me
金钱控制了我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M. get the money
白花花的银子啊，要赚那钞票
Dolla dolla bill y'all
都是实打实的票子啊
I had Benzes 'fore you had braces
你们带牙箍之前我就开上了奔驰
The all black Maybach but I'm not a racist
迈巴赫外部纯黑，但我不玩肤色歧视
Inside's whiter than Katy Perry's face is
因为我车的内装比Katy Perry的脸还白
Yellow diamonds in my Jesús
黄色钻石镶满了我的耶稣项链
I just might learn to speak Mandarin
我可能都学会了说普通话
Japanese for the yen that I'm handlin'
还要用日元投资，我就是这么玩的
International Hov, that's my handle
老子就是全球做生意，这就是我玩的买卖
My saint's Sean Don, light a candle
我的圣人就是Chango，他帮我点了蜡烛
El Gran Santo on the mantle
毯子上还印了个The Great Saint保交易平安
'Case y'all didn't know, I speak Spanish too
因为你们都不知道，我也会说西班牙语
Shoutout to Worldwide Wes
厉害到我要跟我自己问个好
Everywhere we go we leave a worldwide mess
我们去哪里，就把那里搞的一片混乱
Yes, still Roc La Familia
就是这样，我还在Roc-A-Fella和兄弟工作
Says a lot about you if you not feelin' us
如果你们不和我们站一边的话，他们都会骂你很多
The homie said "Hov, there ain't many of us"
我兄弟说“Hov啊，我们团队没多少人了”
I told him less is more, nigga it's plenty of us
我跟他说，少就是精，我们的实力还放着呢
Cash rules everything around me
金钱控制了我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M. get the money
白花花的银子啊，要赚那钞票
Dolla dolla bill y'all
都是实打实的票子啊
Cake, cake cake cake cake cake
蛋糕，蛋糕，蛋糕，都是钱钱钱
500 million, I got a pound cake
赚了五个亿，这就是个大蛋糕
Niggas is frontin', that's upside-down cake
他们都在装，就像水果扣糕，他们一翻身就露陷（水果扣糕的馅料在底层，不把它们翻转过来看不到）
Get 'em a red nose, they clown cakes
给他们个红鼻子吧，一群小丑蛋糕
They shoulda' never let you 'round cake
你们根本就不该拿到这些蛋糕
Look at my neck, I got a carrot cake
看看我的脖子上，我的项链是个大蛋糕（Karat谐音 指他的项链上有很多克拉钻）
Now here's the icing on the cake
现在看看我蛋糕上的冰霜（Ice在俚语中就是钻石的意思）
Cake, cake cake cake cake
蛋糕，蛋糕，蛋糕，都是钱钱钱
I'm just gettin' started, oh yeah we got it bitch
我才刚开始发力而已，我们找到节奏了
I've done made more millionaires than the lotto did
我造的百万富翁比中彩的百万富翁还多
Dame made millions, Bigg made millions
Dame赚了几百万，Bigg也赚了几百万（都是Rock-A-Fella创始人）
Ye made millions, Just made millions
侃爷赚了几百万，Just Blaze（制作人）也赚了几百万
Lyor made millions, Cam made millions
Lyor Cohen赚了几百万，Cam'ron也赚了几百万（都是Rock-A-Fella旗下的艺人）
Beans tell you if he wasn't in his feelings
Beanie Sigel（Rock-A-Fella创始人之一 后来与JayZ有矛盾）不跟我吵的话也能赚个几百万的
I'm back in my bag
我又回到了工作状态
My eyes bloodshot but my jet don't lag
眼睛累的充满血丝，但我的私人飞机可不能延迟
A pair of Jordan 3's tryna chase this cash
穿上乔丹三代开始追赶金钱
Gucci air bag just in case we crash
就算我们撞车，安全气囊也得是古驰牌的
Uh, last night was mad trill
昨晚真的是太嗨了
Fresh out of advil, Jesus grab the wheel
止疼药的劲我刚缓过来，只能让上帝帮我开车了
Fuck all that happy to be here shit that y'all warned me on
你们要我说“我很开心来这里”，谁跟你们说啊，我来是你们的荣幸
I'm the big homie, they still tryna lil bro me dog
我才是那个大佬，这群人还把我当新人对待
Like I should fall in line, like I should alert niggas
搞得像我要吸取他们的意见一样，搞得像我还得警告一下大家
When I'm 'bout to drop somethin' crazy and
在我发一首爆炸的新歌之前，还有
I say I'm the greatest of my generation
我说我是我们这代最伟大的人
Like I should be dressin' different
搞得像我应该身着奇装异服引领潮流一样
Like I should be less aggressive and pessimistic
搞得像我应该不要有太多侵略性，而应该更加悲观一点
Like I should be way more nervous and less dismissive
搞得像我应该更加谨慎害羞而不目中无人
Like I should be on my best behavior
搞得像我应该拿出我的最好表现待人（同时呼应这张专辑上的“Worst Behaviour”）
And not talk my shit and do it major like the niggas
还得把名声做大，大到和那些
who paved the way for us
为我们开创了新的说唱路的前辈一样出名
Like I didn't study the game to the letter
搞得像我没有认真研究过整个说唱游戏
And understand that I'm not doin' it the same,
你们都要懂我和别人玩的不是一路子风格
man, I'm doin' it better
我比他们玩得更好
Like I didn't make that clearer this year
搞得像今年我没说清楚一样
Like I should feel, I don't know, guilty for saying that
搞得像我该觉得，我也不知道，应该为说这些话而感觉有点愧疚
They should more mirrors in here so I can stare at myslef
他们应该给我摆更多镜子，所以我能盯着我帅气的脸
These are usually just thoughts that I share with myself
这些都是一些仅存于我自己脑子里的想法
But I thought Fuck It its worth it to share it with
但我想，管他呢，和一些人分享一下我的想法也是值得的
someone else more than Paris for once
除了Paris（Drake经常跟Paris分享他的想法），这次也可以跟别人说说了
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