I grew up in the 1980's
我成长于80年代
In a 4 bedroom house
四居室的房子里
My family my Grandma
住着我的家人 我的祖母
3 or 4 Aunties
三四个姑姑
Uncles and Brothers
叔叔和兄弟们
In and out of prison daily
是蹲号子的常客
At certain times when there was no heat
有时 房子里没有暖气
We stay under covers
我们就躲在被窝里
There was life like u never seen
那是一种你从未见过的生活
Grandma taking extra people in
祖母还接济了其他的人
Come dinner time It was tippin' 18
所以 有时候饭桌上会有十八个人
Boil a big pot of water on the stove to take a bath
用炉子上的大锅烧水洗澡
Rub my face with Olive Oil
用橄榄油擦脸
All my mates used to laugh
所有朋友都嘲笑我
All my Cousin's moved out
亲戚们都搬走了
We all got divided
我们也被迫分开了
As I started to get older I seen God providing
日渐长大 我逐渐明白 这是上天给予的恩赐
I've seen 0 last 3 months solid
我的家庭曾有三个月没有分文收入
I got my first pair of nikes we were still eating porridge
但我却收到了人生中的第一双耐克鞋 而彼时我们还只能吃燕麦粥
Me and my cousin used to play Mel &Kim
我和表弟过去常听Mel &Kim的唱片
Practising dancin'
练习跳舞
Coming down the stairs and ting
从楼梯上蹦下来
I touched Africa and came back darker
我也曾去过非洲 回来时变得更黑了
Knowing myself
也更了解自己了
Feeling my roots a little bit harder
知道了生命起源的厚重
1980 year that God made me
80年 上帝创造了我
89 I started to get by
89年 我开始勉强度日
99 I started to write rhymes
99年 我开始写歌
Walk with me reminice my life
跟着我 一起回顾我的生活吧
So then we moved up
然后 我们搬到了更好的地方
I thought I was the Fresh Prince
我一度以为自己是《新鲜王子》的主角
Dynasty was re runs and Dallas was faded
那时《炎情岁月》正在重播 而Dallas则早已过时
With 3 beds this time and 6 kids
这次 我们有了三张床和六个小孩
We got a doggy that dog loved to s**t
我们还养了一条狗 那狗总是到处大小便
My brother got his first pair of LA Gears
我哥哥也得到了他人生第一双LA Gear鞋
He thought they were to take pictures of instead of wear
他觉得那鞋更适合拍照 而不是用来穿
I started hanging out and my jeans got tighter
我开始外出玩耍 牛仔裤也变得有点紧身
My weird neighbours set their own house on fire
我那奇怪的邻居总是点燃自己的房子
Church was All day every day and every week
教堂每天24小时都开放
That's where I learned how to sing
那里是我学会唱歌的地方
Hearing that pastor Preach
听牧师布道
Benediction was all we went for
我们去教堂只为应付
So we could run home and play connect 4
这样 我们就能早点回家玩游戏
Mum worked late and we learnt to cook
妈妈经常加班到很晚 所有我们学会了做饭
Rice peas chicken and stew pea soup
米饭 豆子 鸡肉 炖豆汤
In the room watching Kung Fu films
在房间里看功夫电影
And Cleopatra joans
还有Cleopatra Joans
Wishing we were cosby kids and the match stick girls
幻想我们是Cosby一家和火柴女孩
The man downstairs was dead for 3 weeks
楼下有个男人死了三周
His own cat started eating him
他的猫甚至开始饥不择食
The house starts to wreak
房主开始发愁
That's when we moved out
那时候我们就搬走了
And our house was bigger
我们的新房子更大
We had a large garage and the attic was killer
有一个大车库和一个令人难忘的阁楼
We used to pray for 3 hours in the mornin'
我们过去常常在早上祈祷三个小时
Sitting on the school bus
坐在校车上
Believe we was yawning
估计我们都打着哈欠
All our hair was stuck down to our foreheads
头发都贴在我们额头上
Jam curls splits dorags and pin curls yes
卷发 刘海 头巾等等
Sexy boys walking round showing interest
有些男孩则总是晃来晃去 想要吸引我们注意力
In what I don't know coz we all had flat chests
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