You are appreciated 你很珍惜 When I was young me and my mama had beef 那时候我还年轻,母亲还在烹制牛肉 Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets 十七年过去,尘封了的街道 Though back at the time I never thought I'd see her face 蓦然回首,还能否看到她的面孔 Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place 她能取代我母亲的位置吗 Suspended from school; and scared to go home I was a fool 辍学,不归,真傻 With the big boys breakin all the rules 与那些男孩,破坏规矩 I shed tears with my baby sister 在妹妹面前,隐藏着眼泪 Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids 事经多年,家里每况愈下 And even though we had different daddy's the same drama 不同的父亲,同样的悲剧 When things went wrong we'd blame mama 我们还会责怪母亲 I reminice on the stress I caused it was hell 回想那街道,不堪回首 Huggin on my mama from a jail cell 在牢房想拥抱母亲 And who'd think in elementary 谁会认为是最初级的 Heeey I see the penitentiary one day 耐心等待吧,总有一天 And runnin from the police that's right 逃狱 Mama catch me put a whoopin to my backside 母亲抓紧我,鞭策那马背 And even as a crack fiend mama 如挚友 You always was a black queen mama 你永远是黑暗皇后 I finally understand 最终我明白 For a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man 一个女人抚育孩子并不容易 You always was committed 你总发誓说 A poor single mother on welfare tell me how ya did it 你如何享受当单身母亲 There's no way I can pay you back 我难以报答你 But the plan is to show you that I understand 可你的痛苦难掩 You are appreciated 你如此珍贵 Lady 女士啊 Don't cha know we love ya Sweet lady 我们都很爱你 Dear mama 亲爱的母亲 Place no one above ya sweet lady 生活就在身边 You are appreciated 你很珍贵 Don't cha know we love ya 我们都很爱你 Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair 大家都知道,这并不公平 No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there 无父爱,无懦弱 He passed away and I didn't cry cause my anger 他离开了,我并没有哭泣,只因愤怒 Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger 他如同我生命中的陌生人 They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless but all along 人们都说我冷血无情 I was lookin for a father he was gone 可当我需要父爱的时候,他不在 I hung around with the Thugs and even though they sold drugs 在暴徒的队列中徘徊,尽管他们做着非法勾当 They showed a young brother love 竭力展示兄弟间的义气 I moved out and started really hangin 我离开了,开始了流浪 I needed money of my own so I started slangin 我身无分文,我开始了咒骂 I ain't guilty cause even though I sell rocks 并没有罪恶感,唱着摇滚乐 It feels good puttin money in your mailbox 金银入袋时感觉如此美好 I love payin rent when the rent's due 按时交租 I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you 赠你一串钻石项链 Cause when I was low you was there for me 我总有你的陪伴 And never left me alone because you cared for me 你如此在乎我,我不会让你孤单 And I could see you comin home after work late 看我早出晚归 You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate 你为我们准备晚餐 Ya just workin with the scraps you was given 处理着生活的琐事 And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin 每日都是感恩节 But now the road got rough you're alone 可如今生活变得窘迫,你将独自面对 You're tryin to raise two bad kids on your own 独自把两个顽童抚养长大 And there's no way I can pay you back 难以报答这份恩情 But my plan is to show you that I understand 可我真的想让你知道这些 You are appreciated 你如此珍贵 Lady 女士 Don't cha know we love ya Sweet lady 我们都很爱你 Dear mama 亲爱的母亲 Place no one above ya sweet lady