Someone called the cops on him
有人叫来了警察
Someone told his pops on him
有人谈论他的流行音乐
He was talkin' crooked
他显然有些不正当的言辞
And he had some rocks on him
他显然有摇滚天赋
Tucked tucked in his socks's corner
他把袜子塞在角落
Chucks chucks and the Charlotte Hornet
穿上我的球鞋，戴上棒球帽
Cap when he 'flow
他说唱太流利了
Then they all surprised on him
他让他们感到惊讶
Yes he's a fugee
是的，尽管我是个难民
But he go all Nas on 'em
我要学习最棒的说唱歌手Nas
Well can't go pras on 'em
我不能输给其他人
And he got that crossover
因为他引领了时代潮流
But he from the streets
但是他经历过战争
You don't cross over
你不可能经历过
Hut hut to the block soldiers
每个人都是士兵
Buck buck to the cop vultures
警察就像秃鹰一样处理后事
Nope no I don't know pilots
不，我不知道飞行员
Uh ni**a I know pirates
嗯，我知道海盗
Violence the islands
他们是岛屿上的暴力分子
Shout out to my idrens
我向那些孩子们喊叫
Put your hands up
把你们的手举起来
Like it's a motherf**kin' siren
就像一个警报
Well I paid all my dues
我已经为我的过去付出代价
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
//
Shone a million shoes
我什么也不在乎
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
//
'Cause when you got nothing left
因为当你一无所有
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
//
You got nothing to lose
你也没什么可失去的
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
//
I used to stand on Vernon and 10
我经常在喧嚣的一角抽烟喝酒
Burnin' a spliff burner on hip
腰里别着一把枪
Wishing to flip a bird
我想像鸟一样飞翔
Yac burning my chest
胸中燃烧着渴望
Black certainly I'm dressed
我穿着一身黑
Strictly that army sh*t
严肃得就像军队制服一样
Finish my shift
在角落里呆了几个小时
Pack gone before the dawn hit
我把一包烟都抽完了
Anything I could earn on the strip
我想尽一切办法赚钱
Turn it and flip
各种办法
Watching my back
我得小心我的身后
Cooking that pot
因为可能有警察在盯着我
Making it stretch
我尽可能多赚钱
Discussing with my cliq
我和我的伙计商量
Should we duct tape the connect
我们要不要绑架中间商
It's rough and K'naan knows
我有我的难处，Knaan明白我的难处
He had the same woes
他和我有相同的处境
I'm voicing my opinions
我在讲我的想法
I forgot y'all was there
我忘了你们都在那儿
I ain't know y'all was still listenin'
我不知道你们有没有在听
Be honest I ain't care
但说实话，我不在乎
Y'all don't get my innuendos my interests
你们不明白我的想法和兴趣
Y'all on some simple sh*t
你们都在说着同样的话
Thinking I'm preachy
你们觉得我在唠叨
Yeah my church is the world
是的，我的教堂就是世界
Christians sip a cup of this holy water
基督徒喝了一口圣水
Stuck at this phony border
被困在那个世界里
It's custom to enter the main stream
还是要进行流行音乐的创作
You must front and record
你必须面对和记录这一切
A poorer oratory
一个贫困者的演讲
Your life story corny
你的生活没有一点新意
Yo my Somali niggas know what war be
哟，我的索马里黑鬼知道战争是什么
Well I paid all my dues (paid my dues)
我已经付出代价，我已经付出代价
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
//
Shone a million shoes
我什么也不在乎
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
//
'Cause when you got nothing left
因为当你一无所有
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
//
You got nothing to lose
你也没什么可失去的
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
//
Remember when niggas said Nas was Somalian
记住，当黑鬼们说Nas是非洲人
Baseball cap had the tags
这张专辑刚刚发行
Like a yardie and it was written just came out
就像亚迪一样，它刚刚被写出来
I was gnarly then
我写得很粗糙
Niggas dreaded seeing me like a Rastafarian
黑鬼不懂时尚是什么
We didn't know the dresscode though
尽管我们也不知道着装规范
We was bargainers
我们是生意人
The knock off filas with the pumps and cheap cardigans
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