A boy is born in hard time Mississippi 一个男孩出生在困难时期密西西比

Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty 事实并非如此漂亮的四墙包围

His parents give him love and affection 他的父母给他的爱和亲情

To keep him strong moving in the right direction 让他强朝着正确的方向

Living just enough, just enough for the city...ee ha! 生活刚好够，就足以让这个城市......呀哈！

   

His father works some days for fourteen hours 他的父亲的作品有些天14小时

And you can bet he barely makes a dollar 你可以打赌，他勉强让一块钱

His mother goes to scrub the floor for many 他的母亲去擦洗地板多

And you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny 而且你最好相信她很难得到一分钱

Living just enough, just enough for the city...yeah 生活刚好够，就足以让这个城市...是啊

   

His sister's black but she is sho 'nuff pretty 他姐姐的黑色，但她笑这份厚礼漂亮

Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy 她的裙子很短，但主她的腿是坚固

To walk to school she's got to get up early 走路上学她有早起

Her clothes are old but never are they dirty 她的衣服是旧的，但绝不是他们脏

Living just enough, just enough for the city...um hum 生活刚好够，就足以让这个城市......嗯哼哼

   

Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many 哥哥的智能他得到了更多的意义比许多

His patience's long but soon he won't have any 他耐心的长，但很快他不会有任何

To find a job is like a haystack needle 找工作就像是大海里捞针

Cause where he lives they don't use colored people 因为他住的地方，他们不使用有色人种

Living just enough, just enough for the city... 生活刚好够，就足以让这个城市...

Living just enough... 生活刚好够...

For the city...ooh,ooh 为城市......哦，哦

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His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty 他的头发很长，他的脚是很难和坚韧不拔

He spends his love walking the streets of New York City 他花了他的爱走纽约市的街头

He's almost dead from breathing on air pollution 他几乎死在呼吸的空气污染

He tried to vote but to him there's no solution 他试图投票，但他有没有解决办法

Living just enough, just enough for the city...yeah, yeah, yeah! 生活刚好够，就足以让这个城市......是啊，是啊，是啊！

   

I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow 我希望你能听到我的忧伤的声音里

And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow 而且它促使你做出更好的明天

This place is cruel no where could be much colder 这个地方是残酷的任何地方可能会更寒冷

If we don't change the world will soon be over 如果我们不改变世界，很快就会过去

Living just enough, just enough for the city!!!! 生活刚好够，就足以让这个城市!!!!

   

La, la, la, la, la, la, 啦，啦，啦，啦，啦，啦，

Da Ba Da Da Da Da Da Da 多婆哒哒哒哒哒哒

Da Da Da Da Da Da 哒哒哒哒哒哒

Da Ba Da Da Da Da Da Da Da 多婆哒哒哒哒哒哒哒

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