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Yo, I wonder if Langston Hughes and Alex Haley 哟，我不知道兰斯顿·休斯和Alex海利

got blazed before they told stories 得到了他们闪耀讲故事之前，

I'm get blazed before I tell y'all stories 我得到开辟之前，我告诉你们的故事

I saw on TV today, this man lost his son, his son died 我看到今天的电视上，这样的男人失去了他的儿子，儿子死了

So he had him cremated, took his ashes, and then made it to a Diamond ring 于是，他有他火化，把他的骨灰，然后去到一个钻石戒指

Now he watches his son shine everyday 现在，他看着自己的儿子每天都大放异彩

I just thought about that, while I sit here ashing in this ash tray, yeah 我只是在想这件事，而我坐在这里灰化在这个烟灰缸，耶

   

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The makin' of a mad band 疯狂乐队金

Intricate stories of DeVante Swing DeVante摇摆错综复杂的故事

Ava Gardner, the crashin' of James Dean 艾娃·加德纳，詹姆斯·迪恩的crashin “

Bobby Brown influenced by Rick James and it goes.. 鲍比 - 布朗受瑞克詹姆斯和它去..

Prince wanted Alexander O'Neal to be Morris Day or Jerome 王子想亚历山大·奥尼尔是莫里斯日或杰罗姆

But Alex was puttin' coke in his nose, nigga whylin' 但亚历克斯是puttin 焦在他的鼻子，黑人whylin “

Could be a myth but I swear that the source was close, 可能是一个神话，但我发誓源接近，

Phyllis Hyman killed herself, it was crazy, mommy was bad they say 菲利斯·海曼自杀，这是疯狂的，妈妈是坏的，他们说

Donny Hathaway free fall from a balcony, he swings 唐尼海瑟威自由落体从一个阳台，他摇摆

   

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As the blunt ash falls into the ash tray 由于钝器粉煤灰落入烟灰缸

I could see my whole life fly past me 我可以看到我的整个生命飞过去我

Did I... did I keep it gangsta or keep it classy? 难道我......我才随时匪帮或保持优雅？

And will the money and fame out last me? 并会在金钱和名利了最后我吗？

The blunt's ash falls down in the ash tray 生硬的火山灰在烟灰缸倒下

Will I see my whole life fly past me? 我会看到我的整个生命飞过去我吗？

I'm askin' did I keep it gangsta or keep it classy? 我阿斯金我随时匪帮或保持优雅？

Did I?.. Anything else you wanna know, just wanna ask me? 我是不是？ ..你还有什么想知道的，只是不想问我吗？

   

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Sam trusted Womack with his main lady 萨姆·沃马克信任他的主夫人

He tossin' in the grave, like, "This is how you repay me?" 他“搜查在坟墓里一样， ”这是怎么报答我呢？ “

A change gon' come, wish you didn't trust me so much 改变坤来了，祝你不相信我这么多

Marvin said "No mountain's high enough, fly stuff" 马文说， “没有山的足够高，飞的东西”

David Ruffin was punching Tammi Terrell, gave her concussions 大卫鲁芬被冲Tammi特雷尔，给了她脑震荡

While the Funk Brothers was layin' down the percussion 而芬克兄弟是开始裁员下来打击乐

When Flo from the Supremes died, Diana Ross cried 当弗洛从至高无上去世，戴安娜·罗斯哭了

Many people said that she was laughin' inside 很多人说，她笑得内

   

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John F. Kennedy's, enemies dealt with treachery 约翰· F·肯尼迪的，敌人处理的背叛

It interests me, Judy Campbell in Gucci sandals 它在古驰凉鞋引起我的兴趣，朱迪·坎贝尔

She's what a temptress be 她是一名妖妇是

The death of Ennis Cosby, what a mystery 恩尼斯·考斯比的死，有什么玄机

Or the Chicagoan Harold Washington 或者芝加哥人哈罗德·华盛顿

Someone is sabotaging them 有人破坏他们

Watch out for the traps 当心陷阱

Larry Troutman killed his brother Roger Troutman 拉里·特劳特曼杀死了他的弟弟罗杰·特劳特曼

Then he killed himself, that's the end of Zapp 后来他自杀了，这是扎普年底

And I wouldn't change a thing, mistakes of the greats 我不会改变任何事情，伟人的错误

This is what came from their pain 这是他们的痛苦是什么来了

From their hurt we gain, an unfair exchange 从他们的伤害，我们得到，不公平的交换

   

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I could smell old bogey cigars 我可以闻到老忌雪茄

Laureen Bacall perfumes, smelling just as sweet, ha-ha Laureen巴考尔的香水，气味就像甜蜜的，呵呵

Me and my wife K, flying in a drop-top like Ruby and Ossie Davis baby 我和我老婆K，飞了落顶像Ruby和奥西·戴维斯宝宝

Knaw'mean? Yo, man. I get smoked out, and start thinkin' about Knawmean ？哟，哥们。我被熏出来了，开始想的约

Hattie McDaniel's got a Oscar, for playin' Mammy in 'Gone With The Wind' 海蒂丹尼尔的“妈咪在”乱世佳人“获得了奥斯卡奖，为儿戏

And she didn't get allowed, wasn't even allowed to go to the premiere 她没有得到允许，甚至不容许去首映

Could you believe that? Couldn't go to premiers to her joint 你能相信吗？不能去总理对她的关节

Tssk. Man, you know they were strong back then man TSSK 。男人，你知道他们是很强的当时人

Blunt from my ash tray, nothin' gon' to live past me, yeah, yeah, yeah 从我的烟灰缸，没什么钝坤住过去的我，是啊，是啊，是啊