Aiyyo' wassup wassup let's keep it real son
怎么了 怎么了 让我们都真诚些 孩子
Count this money' yaknowhatI'msayin
数好这些钱 你听懂我说的了吗
Yea yea
Aiyyo' put the Grant's over there in the safe yaknowhatI'msayin
把所有的钱都放在安全的地方 你听懂我说的了吗
Yea yea
Cause we spendin these Jackson's
因为我们只能用面值20美元的钱来生活
The Washington's go to wifey' you know how that go
面值1美元的要给妻子生活费 你知道规则
I'm sayin' that's what this is all about right
现在我讲的这些都是真理
Clothes' bankrolls' and hoes yaknowhatI'msayin
衣服 生活开销 女人 你听懂我说的了吗
Yo then what man' what *echoes*
除此之外还有什么 什么
Visualizin the realism of life and actuality
认识到生活与现实的本质
F**k who's the baddest a person's status depends on salary
那些坏人都见鬼去吧 一个人的地位取决于他薪水的高低
And my mentality is' money orientated I'm destined to live
我唯一的理想就是赚钱 我注定会活在你们做梦都无法企及的
The dream for all my peeps who never made it cause yeah'
生活中 那些觊觎我奢靡生活的失败者们啊
We were beginners in the hood as five percenters But somethin
我们都曾是处于所谓百分之五的幌子下的生手 但是
Must of got in us cause all of us turned to sinners Now some'
我们中一定有什么出了问题 因为我们都变成了罪人
Restin in peace and some are sittin in San Quentin Others such
现在我的朋友有些已经长眠于地下 而有些却受困于圣昆丁监狱
As myself are tryin to carry on tradition Keepin the schwepervesence
另外一些 比如我 努力想要坚持惯例 保持我活跃的身影
Street ghetto essence inside us Cause it provides us with the
大街上的贫民 我们心存信仰 因为它让我们拥有了
Proper insight to guide us Even though' we know somehow we
独特的洞察力 能够指引我们 即使我们知道 不管怎样
All gotta go but as long as we leavin thievin we'll be leavin
我们都要离开 但只要远离偷窃 我们就能够
With some kind of dough so' and to that day we expire and
收获不少钱财 所以 直到我们去世
Turn to vapors me and my capers-ll be somewhere stackin plenty
化为虚无的那一天 我和我的伙计们一定会在某个地方堆满现金
Papers Keepin it real' packin steel' gettin high
保持谦逊 手握武器 肆意狂欢吧
Cause life's a b**ch and then you die
因为直到你死亡 生活都是这么艰难
Life's a b**ch and then you die;
直到你死亡 生活都是这么艰难
That's why we get high Cause you never know
所以我们才要及时行乐 因为你永远不知道
When you're gonna go Life's a b**ch and then you die;
意外什么时候会来临 直到你死亡 生活都是这么艰难
That's why we puff lye Cause you never know when
所以我们才要吞云吐雾一把 因为你永远不知道
You're gonna go Life's a b**ch and then you die;
意外什么时候会来临 直到你死亡 生活都是这么艰难
That's why we get high Cause you never know when
所以我们才要及时行乐 因为你永远不知道
You're gonna go Life's a b**ch and then you die;
意外什么时候会来临 直到你死亡 生活都是这么艰难
That's why we puff lye
所以我们才要吞云吐雾一把
I woke up early on my born day' I'm twenty years
生日那天我起了个大早 这是我的20岁生日
Of blessing The essence of adolescent leaves my
这是神圣的一刻 因为我已走向成熟
Body now I'm fresh in My physical frame is celebrated
如今我焕然一新 我全身的细胞都在庆祝
Cause I made it One quarter through life some God-ly
因为我的生命已经度过了四分之一 这是上帝的
Like thing created Got rhymes 365 days annual plus
无上创造 每一年每一天我都辛勤创作
Some Load up the mic and bust one' cuss while I puffs
加上我拿着麦克风的不懈练习 麦克风就是我的武器 一定会让你震撼不已
From my skull cause it's pain in my brain vein money
节奏在我的大脑中横冲直撞 将要喷薄而出
Maintain Don't go against the grain simple and plain
努力挣钱 不要与我背道而驰 要真挚诚恳一些
When I was young at this I used to do my thing hard
当我像你们一样年轻的时候 我总是刻苦努力
Robbin foreigners take they wallets they jewels and rip
抢劫外国人 拿走他们的钱包和珠宝
They green cards Dipped to the projects flashin my quick
撕碎他们的绿卡 沉浸在我的计划中 花钱如流水一般
Cash and got my first piece of a** smokin blunts with
初尝女人的美妙滋味 抽着混合**
Hash Now it's all about cash in abundance' niggaz I
现在我的钱多得花不完 伙计
Used to run with is rich or doin years in the hundreds
我只喜欢与钱打交道 也曾被判决百年狱刑
I switched my motto -- instead of sayin f**k tomorrow
我改变自己的座右铭 而不是在新的一天咒骂这个世界
That buck that bought a bottle could've struck the
花钱买酒 去买乐透都是不成熟的表现
Lotto Once I stood on the block' loose cracks produce
我曾经也售卖过高纯度***
Stacks I cooked up and cut small pieces to get my loot
我都是自己制作切成小块售卖 这样才能利益最大化
Back Time is Illmatic keep static like wool fabric
嘻哈人生 总是会有像穿着毛呢衣的那种静电干扰
Pack a four-matic that crack your whole cabbage
我手中的4-matic手枪能直接将你的头打爆
