New York, New York - The Black Rappers // New York New York big city of dreams 纽约 纽约 承载梦想的大城市 And everything in New York ain't always what it seems 这里的一切与表象大不相同 You might get fooled if you come from out of town 如果你是外地人 你可能会受欺负 But I'm down by law and I know my way around 但我早就习惯了底层社会的生活 知道该如何行事 Too much too many people too much (aha-ha) 这里人山人海 Too much too many people too much Raaah 这里人山人海 A castle in the sky one mile high 好似一座空中城堡 离地一英里高 Built to shelter the rich and greedy 这里是富人和贪婪之人的天堂 Rows of eyes disguised as windows 众人的眼睛就像窗户一样紧闭 无视外界 Looking down on the poor and the needy 他们轻贱那些贫苦之人 Miles of people marching up the avenue 几英里长的游行队伍 在大街上前进 Doin' what they gotta do just to get by 人们抗议示威 只为讨生活 I'm living in the land of plenty and many 我生活在一片富饶之地 But I'm damn sure poor and I don't know why 却依然穷困潦倒 我不明白是为什么 Too much too many people too much 这里人山人海 Too much too many people too much 这里人山人海 A man's on a ledge says he's gonna jump 有个人站在窗台上 说要跳楼 People gather round said "He won't he's just a chump" 下面的人在围观 还说起风凉话 他才不敢跳呢 他就是个笨蛋 'Cause he lost his job then he got robbed 先是丢了工作 接着又被抢了 His mortgage is due and his marriage is through 他的抵押贷款到期了 又遭遇婚姻变故 He says he ain't gonna pay no child support 他说他不会承担子女抚养费 Because the b**ch left him without a second thought 因为那个女人头也不回地离开了他 He got nothing to eat no shoes on his feet 他饥肠辘辘 脚上连鞋子都没穿 She even left his clothes out in the street 她甚至还把他的衣服扔到了大街上 He keeps hearing noises when he's at home 他待在家里时 总能听到一些噪音 He always hears voices when he's all alone 他独自一人时 总能听到有人在说话 His wife took the kids the car and the crib 他的妻子夺走了他的孩子 车子和房子 In this man's world so much for Women's Lib 在他看来 妇女解放运动都没这么残酷 New York New York big city of dreams 纽约 纽约 承载梦想的大城市 But everything in New York ain't always what it seems 这里的一切与表象大不相同 You might get fooled if you come from out of town 如果你是外地人 你可能会受欺负 But I'm down by law and I know my way around 但我早就习惯了底层社会的生活 知道该如何行事 Down in the Village you might think I'm silly 要是在乡下 你可能会觉得我很傻 But you can't tell the women from the men sometimes 但是在这里 有时候你会辨不出男女 They're sugar and spice and everything nice 人们甜言蜜语 趣味十足 一切都很好 But when you get 'em home ain't no telling what you find 一旦朝夕相处 你就会发现一些事情 Right next door is a little old man 隔壁住的是一个小老头 I seen him eating dog food out of a can 我看到他在吃罐装的狗粮 He says "I got to eat when I can't afford meat 他说 我买不起肉 就只能吃这个了 I barely can stand on my own two feet 我两腿发软 站都站不住了 I got a bad habit and I just can't break it 我有个坏习惯 但就是戒不掉 Something's on my mind and I just can't shake it 心里一旦有什么事情 就怎么也放不下 I need some time and I want some space 我需要一些时间和空间 I gotta get away from the human race" 我要远离人类 Too much too many people too much (aha-ha) 这里人山人海 Too much too many people too much Raaah 这里人山人海 Staring at a skyscraper reaching into heaven