[talking] [说]

   

[Lil' Flip] [律翻转]

In elementary I used crayons, even chalk 在小学我用蜡笔，粉笔，甚至

I learned to count money before I could read and talk 我学会了算钱之前，我可以阅读和说话

And my mama told me son, you need to shine 而我的妈妈告诉我的儿子，你需要照

I couldn't stand at the back, I had to lead the line 我再也无法忍受在后面，我只好带领行

I use to make good grades, but I talked in class 我用制作好的成绩，但是我跟在课堂上

In middle school I was late when I walked in class 在中学时我来晚了，当我在课堂上走

I the teacher ran a aron, I taught the class í老师跑了阿隆，我教的班

And what I didn't know, I was about to ask 我不知道是什么，我正要问

And just because I played ball, I got easy grades 只是因为我打的球，我得到了容易档次

And when I turned 13, I got even fades 而当我满13岁，我得到了，甚至淡出

Everybody wearing Air Macs, Ree's and J's 每个人都穿着Air的Mac稀土元素的和J的

But all my parents cared about, was B's and A's 但我所有的家长关心的，是B的和A的

In high school, I picked up my pen and pad 在高中时，我拿起我的笔和垫

I had dreams, of pulling up in a Benz or Jag 我有一个奔驰或者捷豹拉起的梦想，

I had to get it on my own, I couldn't depend on dad 我必须得到它我自己，我不能靠爸

I had to grow up too fast, but then I'm glad 我不得不长大得太快，但我很高兴

Because the stuff I know now, I wouldn't believe it 因为东西，我现在知道了，我不会相信

The main goals that I set, I wouldn't achieve it 其主要目标是我设置的，我也不会实现它

I'd probably be locked up, or running the streets 我可能会被关起来，还是满街跑

I'd probably wouldn't have platinum, in front of my teeth 我可能不会有铂金，在我前面的牙齿

I'd probably still be mocking, trying to earn a dollar 我可能仍然会嘲讽，去挣一块钱

I'd probably be in the hood selling sherm or powder 我可能会在引擎盖销售sherm或粉末

But instead, I'm making bread legal dough 而是，我在做面包的面团法律

Going to church and staying away from these evil hoes 去教堂，并从这些邪恶的锄头避而远之

   

[Chorus - 2x] [合唱团 - 2倍]

You only got one life, you better do what you can 你只有一次生命，你最好尽你所能

Cause when you turn thirteen, you are a man 当你把13的事业，你是一个人

And I can't be broke so I'ma rock the crowd 我不能打破这样我是摇滚人群

It's up to me, I gotta make my mama proud 这是给我的，我得让我的妈妈感到骄傲

   

[Lil' Flip] [律翻转]

There's a place called heaven and a place called hell 有一个地方叫天堂和地狱的地方叫

There's a place called freedom and a place called jail 有一个自由的地方叫和监狱的地方叫

And if you go to jail, they gone treat you bad 如果你去坐牢，他们去对待你不好

Take your commissary, and beat you bad 把你的小卖部，和坏打败你

So I'm staying out of trouble, I'm chasing my dream 所以我远离麻烦，我追逐我的梦想

I know you see your little boy on t.v. screens 我知道你看到T.V.你的小男孩屏幕

I'm blowing up, your little boy making it happen 我吹了，你的小男孩促成这件事情

I'm not selling dope mama, I'm making it rapping 我不是卖涂料的妈妈，我让它成为说唱

So when you go to sleep at night, you know I'm safe 所以，当你去睡觉，晚上，你知道我很安全

Cause in Houston everyday somebody catching a case 因为在休斯敦每天有人追赶的情况下

Like yesterday, my partner went to jail 就像昨天，我的合伙人进了监狱

And he ain't coming home until he fifty seven 他没有回家，直到他57

He nineteen, so you do the math 他19 ，让你做数学题

I got smart, man, I choose to rap 我有聪明，男人，我选择RAP

So when I grow up, my kids can have a good life 所以，当我长大了，我的孩子能有一个良好的生活

That's all I wrote, y'all have good night 这就是我写的，你们都晚安

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[ad-libs] [即兴表演]