I take the needle off the record 我拿针关闭记录

And shove it in my arm 并推它在我的手臂

Whenever I feel life is 每当我觉得生活

Comin' on too strong 在过强科曼

They left me in a clinic fulla 他们让我在诊所芙拉

Cynical motha fuckin' bureaucrats 玩世Motha博士该死的官僚

And other kinda ding bats 等有点鼎蝙蝠

   

Livin on the tracks 活着铁轨上

The tracks in my arm said 在我的手臂的轨迹说

It all depends which side the tracks your on. 这一切都取决于哪一方的轨道上。

Tellin' me what to wear 在告诉我穿什么

Tellin me cut my hair 在告诉我剪了头发

And tryin to convince me that they 并试着说服我自己

Really really care 真的很在乎

All about my health and about my wealth 所有关于我的健康和我的财富

But still they built the Stealth 但他们建造的隐形

'cause everybody's “引起大家的

Just lookin out for they self 看着刚刚出来，他们的自我

   

So then I ask 'em 于是我问时间

Can I have a clean needle 我能有一个干净的针头

"Hell no that's illegal!" “该死的这是非法的！ ”

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

'Cause it's a crime to be broke in America! 因为它是一种犯罪是打破了美国！

And it's a crime to smoke dank in America! 这是一个犯罪吸烟阴湿在美国！

[repeat] [重复]

   

"Yeah hit those drums now" “是啊，现在打的鼓”

They lockin' brother's in the poorhouse 他们洛的兄弟在救济院

Who can't afford Moorhouse 谁不能豪斯

Politicians nervous 政客紧张

It's the only free service they provide 这是他们提供的只是免费服务

You wanna go inside 你想进去

There's a hot meal waitin' for ya 有一顿热饭等着雅

A deal we can score ya 一笔交易我们能得分雅

On a bed for a night or two 在床上躺了两个晚上

Or three or four months. 或三四个月。

   

They say they lockin' us up in cells 他们说，他们洛“我们在细胞中

To protect us from ourselves 为了保护我们

It smells like they got anotha 它闻起来像他们得到anotha

Plan in store house 在商店内部计划

Or should I say warehouse 或者我应该说仓库

Fulla niggas and other misfits 芙拉黑鬼等格格不入

That couldn't turn tricks in the courthouse 无法打开招数在法院

It's a justice whorehouse 这是一个正义妓院

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

It's a crime to be broke in America! 这是一个犯罪被打破了美国！

And it's a crime to be Black in America! 这是一个犯罪被黑在美国！

   

But there's a mutiny on the bounty 但有关于赏金兵变

In ever single county 在以往单县

We remember Attica 我们记得阿提卡

But don't forget to pat a few 但是不要忘了拍了几

Other on the back as a matter of fact 其他在后面的其实

Sister Asatta Shakur and Geronimo Pratt 姐姐Asatta沙库尔和Geronimo普拉特

'cause Amnesty international “引起国际特赦

Is fightin' for political 是奋力抗争政治

But if your analytical 但是，如果您的分析

You know it's much more critical than that 你知道这是多少比这更重要

Percentages black is really, really whack 百分比黑色是真的，真的乱作一团

Can I kick a few facts yes? 我可以踢几个事实是吗？

   

Sx percent in college 在大学SX ％的

From livin on the block 从活着的块

Twenty five percent in prison 在监狱的百分之二十五

The school of hard knocks 艰苦的磨练而成长

Fifty percent in poverty 在贫困的百分之五十

Is livin on the rocks 岩石上是活着

Five hundred brothas on a death row box 在死囚牢中五百年brothas

   

The punishment is capital 处罚是资本

For those who lack in capital 对于那些缺乏资金谁

Because a public defender 由于公设辩护人

Can't remember the last time 不记得最后一次

That a brother wasn't treated like an animal. 的哥哥并没有像对待动物。

   

They say they blame it on a song 他们说，他们责怪一首歌

When someone kills a cop 当有人杀死一名警察

What music did they listen to 没有他们听什么音乐

When they bombed Iraq? 当他们轰炸了伊拉克？

Give me one example so I can take a sample 给我一个例子，所以我可以拿一个样本

No need to play it backwards 无需向后播放

If you wanna hear the devil 如果你想听到魔鬼

Cause music's not the problem 因为音乐是没有问题的

It didn't cause the bombin' 它没有引起bombin “

But maybe they should listen 但也许他们应该听

To the songs of people starving.. 以人挨饿的歌曲..

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

'Cause it's a Crime to be broke in America! 因为这是一个犯罪被打破了美国！

It's a crime to smoke dank in America! 这是一个犯罪吸烟阴湿在美国！

It's a crime to be black in America! 这是一个犯罪被黑在美国！

It's a crime to be black in America! 这是一个犯罪被黑在美国！

It's a crime to be Puerto Rican 这是一个犯罪的是波多黎各

African 非洲

Native American 美国本地人

Asian Hatian 亚洲Hatian

A Woman 一个女人