[verse 1] [诗歌1 ]

I was born by the river 我出生在河边

That my momma cried when my daddy died 我的妈妈哭了，当我爸爸死了

Maybe that was the reason i didn't get the attention 也许这是我没有得到重视的原因

That i was needing to touch cuz 我是需要碰的Cuz

I reminded her of him too much 我提醒她他太多

Couldn't understand what she felt so i hated her, yeah 无法明白她的感觉，所以我恨她，是的

Til i was old enough to hate myself 直到我老得足以恨自己

And i felt like a slave down in South Carolina 我觉得像奴隶一样倒在南卡罗来纳州

Cursing the vagina that gave life to me 骂，给了生命给我的阴道

I couldn't see what i had the potential to be 我看不出我所要的潜力

Til i got down on my knees and begged God 直到我得到了我的膝盖和乞求上帝

To please take control of my life today 请把我今天的人生

   

[chorus] [合唱]

Cuz there's no way 的Cuz有没有办法

There's no way,no way,no way 有没有办法，没办法，没办法

I can do it on my own 我可以做我自己

And no matter how my friends try to console 不管我的朋友们如何试图安慰

They can never never know 他们永远不会知道

What i go through 我的经历

So i turn my heart over completely 所以，我把我的心脏在完全

To you,yes Lord,i do... 为了你，是耶和华阿，我做...

   

[verse 2] [诗歌2]

I was born in a hurry 我出生在一个匆忙

Cuz my momma had to be back to work at 8:30 因为我的妈妈不得不回到工作在8:30

Maybe that was the reason there was always this feeling 也许是这样的原因，总有这种感觉

That she was rushing herself 她是冲自己

She didn't even have the time to spend loving herself 她甚至没有花爱自己的时间

Let alone,someone else 更何况，别人

So i hated her,yea 所以，我恨她，是啊

Cuz i loved her,yea 因为我爱她，是的

And i cried,yea 我哭了，是啊

Like the Klu Klux Klan at the Million Man March 像KLU三K党在百万人游行

Partially broke my spirit,partially broke my heart 部分地打破了我的精神，部分打破了我的心脏

I couldn't start to be what i had the potential to be 我不能启动是我所要的潜力

Til i got down on my knees and begged God to please 直到我得到了我的膝盖，恳求上帝讨好

Take control of my life today 就拿今天我的人生

   

[chorus] [合唱]