[Verse 1] [诗歌1 ]

I went to see my nigga, he doin' seventeen 我去看看我的兄弟们，他上来的17

One of the realist niggas, I done ever seen 一个现实主义者黑鬼，我做见过

Got caught wit' a bird, but his record was clean 被抓住的智慧一只小鸟，但他的纪录是干净的

Comin' back from Dade, on da Gator wit' speed 今儿从大德回来，在大鳄鱼的智慧的速度

He a real soldier, but his partner was greed 他是个真正的军人，但他的搭档是贪婪

Get out when he fourty, went in at twenty-three 滚出去，当他四十了，去了在23

How seventeen years worth one key 如何17年值得一键

Some shit cost twenty-grand can get you over ten piece 有些事情的成本二十大可以让你在10件

He ain't wanna hurt nobody, he was just tryna eat 他不想伤害任何人，他只是tryna吃

He had a real job, went to work four days a week 他有一个真正的工作，去了一个星期的工作4天

Said this his last trip, and he was gettin' out the streets 说这话的他最后一趟了，他刚开了出街

He a good nigga, second chance all he need 他的好兄弟们，第二次机会，他都需要

   

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Some niggas make mistakes, off fucked up circumstance 一些黑鬼犯错误，关性交情况

Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen 现在，他们的生活没有了，大概坤死在笔

They done gave up on life and put it in God's hands 他们做了他们的生活，并把它放在上帝的手中

I thought this was America, what happened to a second chance 我认为这是美国所发生的第二次机会

   

[Verse 2] [诗歌2]

Wish I had one chance, to sentence the Judge kids 希望我有一个机会，判法官的孩子

And watch 'em beg for they life like my niggas did 看着时间乞求他们的生活就像我那样黑鬼

Give them a life sentence fo' some shit that wasn't big 给他们一个终身监禁FO “有些事情是不大

'Fore they get granted they appeal they gotta do ten 前他们被授予他们呼吁他们必须做的10

Shoe gotta be on the otha foot for you to understand 擦鞋得是在otha脚让你明白

The scariest shit in the world to be a black man 最可怕的狗屎在世界上是一个黑人

What my future holds, wish I knew in advance 什么我的未来持，希望我事先知道

I approach life everyday just hopin' I win 我的方法每天的生活只是河滨我赢了

A lot us already lost, we sittin' in the pen 我们很多人已经失去了，我们正坐在在笔

This shit crazy 'cause God, he forgive sin 这狗屎疯狂“引起的上帝，他赦免的罪

But when it come to the system that shit don't bend 但是，当它走到那拉屎不调整系统

I guess it do, dependin' on the color of yo' skin 我想这事， “对哟色的皮肤，取决于不

   

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Some niggas make mistakes, off fucked up circumstance 一些黑鬼犯错误，关性交情况

Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen 现在，他们的生活没有了，大概坤死在笔

They done gave up on life and put it in God's hands 他们做了他们的生活，并把它放在上帝的手中

I thought this was America, what happened to a second chance 我认为这是美国所发生的第二次机会

   

[Verse 3] [诗歌3 ]

I thought it was understood, nobody was perfect 我认为这是理解的，没有人是完美的

So, how can one mistake make yo' life worthless 那么，怎样才能一个错误使溜溜的生命不值钱

God made us all, put us here to serve a purpose 上帝创造了我们所有人，把我们这里来服务于一个目的

Yo life in twelve strangers hands to come back with a verdict 哟十二陌生人手中的生命回来了判决

But is that really fair, what if they all was dirty 但是，这是真正的公平，如果他们所有的脏

You mess up one time, and they come back with thirty 你搞砸了一次，他们回来了30

But if you ain't got money, yo whole family hurtin' 但是，如果你没有得到钱哟全家hurtin

Then you ain't got a choice, you gotta cop out early 那么你是不是有其他的选择，你得警察早早出局

But if you was rich, you wouldn'ta got them thirty 但是，如果你很有钱，你wouldnta得到了他们的30

What if the Judge racist, nobody'd overturn it 如果法官种族主义， nobodyd覆舟

The system fucked up, because it ain't sturdy 该系统搞砸了，因为它不坚固

Welcome to America, home of the controversy 欢迎来到美国，家庭的争议

   

[Hook 2x] [钩2倍]

Some niggas make mistakes, off fucked up circumstance 一些黑鬼犯错误，关性交情况

Now they life gone, probably gon' die in the pen 现在，他们的生活没有了，大概坤死在笔

They done gave up on life and put it in God's hands 他们做了他们的生活，并把它放在上帝的手中

I thought this was America, what happened to a second chance 我认为这是美国所发生的第二次机会