所属专辑:The 18th Day... (Explicit)
歌手: Estelle
时长: 03:58
I grew up in the 1980's[00:00:29]
我成长于80年代[00:00:38]
In a 4 bedroom house[00:00:38]
四居室的房子里[00:00:48]
My family my Grandma[00:00:48]
住着我的家人 我的祖母[00:00:50]
3 or 4 Aunties[00:00:50]
三四个姑姑[00:00:51]
Uncles and Brothers[00:00:51]
叔叔和兄弟们[00:00:52]
In and out of prison daily[00:00:52]
是蹲号子的常客[00:00:53]
At certain times when there was no heat[00:00:53]
有时 房子里没有暖气[00:00:55]
We stay under covers[00:00:55]
我们就躲在被窝里[00:00:56]
There was life like u never seen[00:00:56]
那是一种你从未见过的生活[00:00:57]
Grandma taking extra people in[00:00:57]
祖母还接济了其他的人[00:00:59]
Come dinner time It was tippin' 18[00:00:59]
所以 有时候饭桌上会有十八个人[00:01:01]
Boil a big pot of water on the stove to take a bath[00:01:01]
用炉子上的大锅烧水洗澡[00:01:04]
Rub my face with Olive Oil[00:01:04]
用橄榄油擦脸[00:01:05]
All my mates used to laugh[00:01:05]
所有朋友都嘲笑我[00:01:06]
All my Cousin's moved out[00:01:06]
亲戚们都搬走了[00:01:08]
We all got divided[00:01:08]
我们也被迫分开了[00:01:09]
As I started to get older I seen God providing[00:01:09]
日渐长大 我逐渐明白 这是上天给予的恩赐[00:01:11]
I've seen 0 last 3 months solid[00:01:11]
我的家庭曾有三个月没有分文收入[00:01:13]
I got my first pair of nikes we were still eating porridge[00:01:13]
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[00:01:16]
Me and my cousin used to play Mel &Kim[00:01:16]
我和表弟过去常听Mel &Kim的唱片[00:01:18]
Practising dancin'[00:01:18]
练习跳舞[00:01:20]
Coming down the stairs and ting[00:01:20]
从楼梯上蹦下来[00:01:21]
I touched Africa and came back darker[00:01:21]
我也曾去过非洲 回来时变得更黑了[00:01:23]
Knowing myself[00:01:23]
也更了解自己了[00:01:24]
Feeling my roots a little bit harder[00:01:24]
知道了生命起源的厚重[00:01:27]
1980 year that God made me[00:01:27]
80年 上帝创造了我[00:01:30]
89 I started to get by[00:01:30]
89年 我开始勉强度日[00:01:31]
99 I started to write rhymes[00:01:31]
99年 我开始写歌[00:01:38]
Walk with me reminice my life[00:01:38]
跟着我 一起回顾我的生活吧[00:01:47]
So then we moved up[00:01:47]
然后 我们搬到了更好的地方[00:01:48]
I thought I was the Fresh Prince[00:01:48]
我一度以为自己是《新鲜王子》的主角[00:01:49]
Dynasty was re runs and Dallas was faded[00:01:49]
那时《炎情岁月》正在重播 而Dallas则早已过时[00:01:52]
With 3 beds this time and 6 kids[00:01:52]
这次 我们有了三张床和六个小孩[00:01:55]
We got a doggy that dog loved to s**t[00:01:55]
我们还养了一条狗 那狗总是到处大小便[00:01:57]
My brother got his first pair of LA Gears[00:01:57]
我哥哥也得到了他人生第一双LA Gear鞋[00:01:59]
He thought they were to take pictures of instead of wear[00:01:59]
他觉得那鞋更适合拍照 而不是用来穿[00:02:02]
I started hanging out and my jeans got tighter[00:02:02]
我开始外出玩耍 牛仔裤也变得有点紧身[00:02:04]
My weird neighbours set their own house on fire[00:02:04]
我那奇怪的邻居总是点燃自己的房子[00:02:07]
Church was All day every day and every week[00:02:07]
教堂每天24小时都开放[00:02:09]
That's where I learned how to sing[00:02:09]
那里是我学会唱歌的地方[00:02:11]
Hearing that pastor Preach[00:02:11]
听牧师布道[00:02:13]
Benediction was all we went for[00:02:13]
我们去教堂只为应付[00:02:14]
So we could run home and play connect 4[00:02:14]
这样 我们就能早点回家玩游戏[00:02:17]
Mum worked late and we learnt to cook[00:02:17]
妈妈经常加班到很晚 所有我们学会了做饭[00:02:20]
Rice peas chicken and stew pea soup[00:02:20]
米饭 豆子 鸡肉 炖豆汤[00:02:21]
In the room watching Kung Fu films[00:02:21]
在房间里看功夫电影[00:02:23]
And Cleopatra joans[00:02:23]
还有Cleopatra Joans[00:02:24]
Wishing we were cosby kids and the match stick girls[00:02:24]
幻想我们是Cosby一家和火柴女孩[00:02:47]
The man downstairs was dead for 3 weeks[00:02:47]
楼下有个男人死了三周[00:02:50]
His own cat started eating him[00:02:50]
他的猫甚至开始饥不择食[00:02:51]
The house starts to wreak[00:02:51]
房主开始发愁[00:02:53]
That's when we moved out[00:02:53]
那时候我们就搬走了[00:02:54]
And our house was bigger[00:02:54]
我们的新房子更大[00:02:55]
We had a large garage and the attic was killer[00:02:55]
有一个大车库和一个令人难忘的阁楼[00:02:58]
We used to pray for 3 hours in the mornin'[00:02:58]
我们过去常常在早上祈祷三个小时[00:03:00]
Sitting on the school bus[00:03:00]
坐在校车上[00:03:01]
Believe we was yawning[00:03:01]
估计我们都打着哈欠[00:03:03]
All our hair was stuck down to our foreheads[00:03:03]
头发都贴在我们额头上[00:03:05]
Jam curls splits dorags and pin curls yes[00:03:05]
卷发 刘海 头巾等等[00:03:08]
Sexy boys walking round showing interest[00:03:08]
有些男孩则总是晃来晃去 想要吸引我们注意力[00:03:10]
In what I don't know coz we all had flat chests[00:03:10]
我不知道他们对什么感兴趣 毕竟我们都是平胸[00:03:13]
Don't think we never mastered the Kid n Play steps[00:03:13]
别以为我们不会Kid n Play的舞步[00:03:16]
Doowop for days in the bogle yep[00:03:16]
在Bogle舞中跳上几天都没问题[00:03:18]
But this is just the beginning of my life right[00:03:18]
但这只是我的人生的开始 对吧[00:03:21]
9 kids a house and one life time[00:03:21]
9个孩子 一个房子和一生[00:03:23]
Yo the beginning of my life right[00:03:23]
嘿 我的人生的开始 对吧[00:03:26]
9 kids a house in one life time[00:03:26]
9个孩子 一个房子和一生[00:03:31]