歌词
I never had much, ran with a bad bunch
我从来没有拥有过很多，生来手握一副烂牌
Little skinny kid sneakin weed in my bag lunch
瘦骨嶙峋的小孩鬼鬼祟祟地翻我的午餐包
And all through Junior High, we was just gettin by
那时我们刚上高中
And drivebys robbed my homies of their young lives
那些飙车党夺走了我兄弟们年轻的生命
I never did cry, and even though I had
我从未哭过，但是
pain in my heart, I was hopeless from the start
内心还是万分痛苦，起初我已经绝望了
They couldn't tell me nothin, they all tried to help to help me
人们不知该怎么安慰我，他们总是尽力帮我走出困境
The marijuana had my mind gone it wasn't healthy
抽大*麻让我精神失常，其实这并不健康
I travelled places, caught cases, what a ill year
我四处游走，四处惹事，真是槽糕的一年
I felt the pain and the rain but I'm still here
我感受到痛苦和雨水的洗礼，但我还在这里
Never did like the police, let the whole world know
从不喜欢警察，让全世界知道！
Now I gets no peace, cause they chasin me down
现在我没一刻安宁，因为他们紧追不舍
And facin me now, what do I do?
现在甚至与我面对面，我该怎么做？
These thangs that a Thug goes through
这就是一个暴徒的人生经历
And still I rise so keep ya head up, and make ya mind strong
但我仍然站起来了，所以你也要昂起头，要坚强
It's a struggle every day but you gotta hold on
每天都是一场斗争，但是你要坚持住
Hold on, be strong, hold on
坚持，坚强，坚持下去
Be strong, hold on
要坚强，坚持下去
When it's on it's on
当麻烦发生的时候
Hold on, be strong, hold on
坚持，坚强，坚持下去
Be strong, hold on,be strong
要坚强，坚持，坚强
When it's on it's on
当麻烦发生的时候
Hold on, be strong, hold on
坚持，坚强，坚持下去
Be strong, hold on,be strong
要坚强，坚持，坚强
When it's on it's on
当麻烦发生的时候
Hold on, be strong, hold on
坚持，坚强，坚持下去
Be strong, hold on,be strong
要坚强，坚持，坚强
When it's on it's on
当麻烦发生的时候
There's, never a good day, cause in my hood they
从来没有一个好日子，我穿着我的兜帽
let they AK's pump strays where the kids play
让那些拿着AK47的小混混游荡在孩堤玩耍的地方
And every Halloween, check out the murder scene
还有每个万圣节，你可以看看他们谋杀的场面
Can't help but duplicate the violence seen on the screen
脑海中禁不住回想这样的暴力场面
My homies dyin 'fore they get to see they birthdays
我的兄弟们在下一个生日前就死去
These is the worst days, sometimes it hurts to pray
这些是最糟的日子，有时候祈祷都会心痛
And even God turned his back on the ghetto youth
甚至上帝都不忍直视这些贫民窟的少年
I know that ain't the truth, sometimes I look for proof
我知道那不是真的，有时我想寻找证据
I wonder if heaven got a ghetto, and if it does
我想知道天堂有没有贫民窟，如果有
Does it matter if you blood or you cuz
不知道你的流血打斗会不会对你前往天堂有影响（基督教徒相信一生奉献死后可以前往极乐世界，而作恶者死后将前往地狱）
Remember how it was, the picnics and the parties in theprojects
记住这是怎么一回事，记住计划里的野餐和派对
Small time drinkin gettin high with them armies
小饮美酒，和他们军人一起嗨
Just another knucklehead kid from the gutter
只不过是阴沟里出来的又一个傻孩子
I'm dealin with the madness, raised by a single mother
我在解决我所做的疯狂之事，被单身母亲抚养长大
I'm tryin to tell you when it's on
我在尝试告诉你，当麻烦发生的时候
You gotta keep your head to the sky and be strong, most of allhold on
最重要的是你需要昂着头，向着天，保持坚强
Hold on,hold on,be strong, hold on
坚持，坚强，坚持下去
Be strong, hold on
要坚强，坚持
When it's on it's on
当麻烦发生的时候
Hold on, be strong, hold on
坚持，坚强，坚持下去
Be strong, hold on,be strong
要坚强，坚持，坚强
When it's on it's on
当麻烦发生的时候
Hold on, be strong, hold on
坚持，坚强，坚持下去
Be strong, hold on,be strong
要坚强，坚持，坚强
When it's on it's on
当麻烦发生的时候
Hold on, be strong, hold on
坚持，坚强，坚持下去
Be strong, hold on,be strong
要坚强，坚持，坚强
When it's on it's on
当麻烦发生的时候
I know them ain't tears comin down your face
我知道你脸上不是你流下的眼泪
Wipe your eyes
擦干你的眼睛
In this world
在这个世界（当时歧视黑人现象十分严重）
Only the strong survive y'know
只有变得坚强才能活下去你知道吗
Hmm, I know it's hard out there
嗯，我知道，这里在外生活很辛苦
Welfare
福利
AIDS, earthquakes
艾滋病、地震
Muggings, carjackings
抢劫、劫车
Yeah we got problems
没错，我们遇到（泛指黑人）很多问题
But believe me when I tell you
但是当我告诉你的时候相信我
Things always get better
事情总会好转的
God don't like ugly
上帝不喜欢丑陋（上文讲到keep ya head up所以这里的ugly指的是那些低头的人）
And God don't like no quitters
上帝不喜欢不放弃的人（事情好转必须要有所放弃）
You know what Billie Holiday said bay-bee
你知道Billie Holiday（美国爵士乐坛的天后级巨星）所说的“海湾蜜蜂吗”
God bless the child that can hold his own
上帝保佑能自立的孩子
Y'know?
你知道吗？
You got to stand strong
你必须坚强起来
And when these bustas try to knock you out your place
当这些烦人的家伙尝试将你感出这里（bustas为黑人的俚语）
You stand there to they face
你站在那里面对他们
Tell em hold on, and be strong
告诉他们你会坚持下去，坚强起来
The game don't stop
游戏不会停止
This here is black main
这可不是什么好游戏
If you don't never leave nothin, learn one thing
如果你什么都不留下（这里是三重否定，表示否定），你会学到一件事情
It don't stop, til the casket drop
它（种族歧视）不会停止，直到棺材掉落
Thug, for Life... feel me?
生活要暴徒一点...你懂我意思了吗
All my homeboys and my homegirls, stay strong
所有我的好兄弟好姐妹，保持坚强
When things get bad, especially come the first and thefifteenth
当事情变糟，尤其是第一件和第十五件事
Stay strong, and stay ballin, hold on
保持坚强，继续拽下去，坚持住
I'll catch y'all at the next life, we in traffic
我下辈子也将遇到你们，我们都在路上（向Tupac致敬）
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