It is real, as real as it seem 这是真实的，真实的，因为它似乎

Don't you live on illusion 难道你不生活在幻觉

And don't you ever try to live a dream 也不要你曾经尝试过一个梦想

I sing... 我唱...

[Chorus] [合唱]

Buju say how could you rise up every living day 步聚说你怎么能站起来的每一天生活

Telling yourself everything is OK 告诉自己一切都OK

When you look at life you'll see it slipping away 当你在生活中你会看到它溜走

Lord knows who feels it every moment every day 上帝知道，每一刻每一天谁觉得它

Those why cry for the poor get neglected, rejected, put to death 这些为什么哭穷人得到忽视，拒绝，处死

How much more will we take? 我们会多少时间？

Did you father work off his shirt, blood, sweat and tears 你父亲的工作脱了个精光，鲜血，汗水和泪水

Don't tell me that you forgot 不要告诉我，你忘了

Being oppressed by the oppressors, all different types of stress 被压迫被压迫者，各种不同类型的压力

For the sorrows of the poor, they don't even care less 对于穷人的悲哀，他们甚至不关心少

Refuse to deal with world atrocities, civil unrest 拒绝处理世界的暴行，内乱

Instead they're building penitentiaries as big as a bird's nest 相反，他们正在构建监狱大如燕窝

Saying we are to be blamed for whatever what mess 说我们是被指责为不管什么乱七八糟的

[Chorus] [合唱]

Some say, how are you going? They want to know if we are mine 有人说，你是怎么回事？他们想知道，如果我们矿

Not until we reposess what's rightfully mine 直到我们reposess什么是理所当然矿

Sitting down for so long we do belive it is time 坐下来了这么久，我们真的相信是时候

Everyone is entitled to food at mealtime 每个人都有权食物进餐

'Til then, we'll struggle for rights, no more racial fights 直到那时，我们将争取权利，没有更多的种族战斗

Degradation to the highest heights 降解的最高高度

All obstacles as a people we have to cross 所有的障碍作为一个民族，我们必须跨越

With health and strength we all can get across 随着健康和力量，我们都可以得到跨越

Happenings of yesterday are just a thing of the past 昨天发生的事情都是过去的只是一件事

[Chorus] [合唱]

Don't you cry little one, wipe your tears, sing my song 你不要哭的小家伙，你擦去眼泪，唱我的歌

Though we're in a strange land with evil ones 虽然我们在一个陌生的土地，邪恶之徒

Help the weak if you're strong, iron sharpens iron 帮助弱者，如果你很坚强，铁磨铁

When you're down take a look at where the help is coming from 当你下来看看那里的帮助从何而来

What about the masterminds with the foolproof plans 怎么样用万无一失的计划的主谋

What about the geniuses who achieve grade one 那么谁获得一年级的天才

[Chorus] [合唱]

[Repeat verse 1 and verse 2] [重复第1节和第2节]