[Intro: Samuel L. Jackson in "Fresh"] [简介：塞缪尔·杰克逊的“新鲜” ]

Now what kinda player am I? Am I an offensive man or a defensive man? 现在是什么样的球员我是谁？我是一个进攻的人还是防守的人吗？

That's right, I'm neither. I play my opponent 这是正确的，我没有。我玩我的对手

If he likes to attack, I force him to defend himself 如果他喜欢进攻，我逼他为自己辩护

If he's a cautious man, I draw him into dangerous waters 如果他是一个谨慎的人，我画他进入危险水域

See, you get so frustrated playing defensive positions 你看，你很沮丧，打防守阵地

you make stupid moves you would never make if you were thinking 你让愚蠢的举动，你会不会让你所想

When you come here boy, check that shit at the door 当你来到这里的孩子，检查狗屎在门口

   

[Bridge] [桥]

I'm at the top of my game, cut the check 我在我的巅峰，切开检查

Somebody better king me, I'm the best 有人更好王我，我是最棒的

Let's play a game of checkers, better yet 让我们玩个游戏跳棋，更好的

The game don't love nobody, let's play chess 游戏不爱任何人，让我们下棋

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore 我一直forgettin “我们不爱了

I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again 我一直forgettin “事情不会再是相同的

I keep forgettin' how you made that so clear 我一直forgettin “你怎么做的这么清楚

I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again 我一直forgettin “事情不会再是相同的

   

[Verse 1] [诗歌1 ]

I got street knowlege, that's why I outsmart em all 我得到了街道的学识，这就是为什么我智取他们所有

Gotta play chess in the streets, it's the art of war 在街头发威棋，这是战争的艺术

Rapper get robbed, they took the jewels off your neck 说唱得到抢，他们把珠宝断你的脖子

You call the person who you payin' to protect 你叫你婚前谁“来保护的人

He got all your jewelery back, more or less 他把所有的珠宝回来，或多或少

But now you owe him more, you in debt 但现在你欠他多，你的债务

Guess who got you robbed 猜猜我是谁把你抢

Why don't you take a wild guess 你为什么不把胡乱猜测

The person you pay to protect you, he playin' chess 你付出，以保护你的人，他​​在玩“象棋

Oil price high, buildings fall, government stressed 油价高，建筑物回落，政府强调

They need somebody to blame for all this mess 他们需要有人指责这一切的混乱

capture Sadam but ain't captured Bin Laden yet 捕获萨达姆，但没有捕获本·拉登还

That's cause he doesn't exist, they playin' chess 那是因为他不存在，他们在玩象棋

A DJ, he helps artists progress 一个DJ ，他帮助艺术家的进展

But as soon as they get in position, they forget 但只要他们的位置，那么他们就忘了

So now he got his own artists on the set 所以，现在他有了自己的艺术家的组

They risin' straight to the top, they playin' chess 他们RISIN 直前，他们在玩象棋

   

[Bridge] [桥]

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Verse 2] [诗歌2]

Life is like a game of chess, get it straight 人生就像一盘棋，把它直

You cheated on your wife, called it a mistake 你骗了你的妻子，称它是错误的

I told her I hate to see a heart break 我告诉她，我讨厌看到一个心脏休息

You feelin' bad, lemme take you on a date 你感受不好，还是让我带你约会

I just took your queen right in front of your face 我只是把你的女王就在你的面前

Now it's easy to get to the king, checkmate 现在很容易获得地王，将死

One man's pain is another man's pleasure 一个人的痛苦是另一个人的快乐

He treat you like trash, I could treat you way better 他对待你就像垃圾，我可以更好的方式对待你

'Cause one man's trash is another man's treasure “导致一个人的垃圾是另一个人的宝藏

This is chess not checkers, chess not checkers 这是国际象棋不是跳棋，国际象棋跳棋不

She don't love you no more, eat dinner out the fridge 她不爱你了，吃晚饭了冰箱

+When a woman's fed up+, you see the difference kid +当一个女人的厌倦+ ，你看差的孩子

You try to deny it but you admit what you did 您试图否认它，但你不得不承认你做了什么

She know you better than yourself, there it is 她知道你比自己更好的，它就在那里

Females are intelligent, that's the wisdom kid 女性是很聪明的，这就是智慧的孩子

They're built from the top down like a pyramid 他们从上方内置下来像一个金字塔

   

[Bridge] [桥]

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Verse 3] [诗歌3 ]

Life is like a game of chess, get it straight 人生就像一盘棋，把它直

I made my first hit record, checkmate 我做了我的第一个命中的纪录，将死

I'ma do numbers on my release date 我是做我的发布日期的数字

Here's another hit record, checkmate 这里还有一个命中纪录，将死

You sold millions of records, but what's next? 你卖出了数百万的记录，但接下来会发生什么？

You need a couple of bombs from funk flex 你需要从放克柔几个炸弹

A diss record'll make everybody upset à迪斯recordll让大家心烦

But that'll make you hot, you playin' chess 但是，这会让你热的，你在玩“象棋

Used to be an artist, but now you an exec 曾经是一个艺术家，但现在你一个exec

You signed a buncha wack artists at your desk 你在你的办公桌签订buncha怪人艺术家

You make sure they wack so you can sound fresh 你要确保他们怪人，所以你听起来新鲜

I guess they just your pawns, you playin' chess 我猜他们只是你的棋子，你在玩“象棋

Record labels, y'all signing acts right and left 唱片公司，你们都签署行为左右

He pop bottles and celebrate his success 他饮料瓶，庆祝他的成功

Y'all put him on the shelf but told him he was next 你们把他放在货架上，但告诉他，他是下一个

He just a tax write-off, yall playin' chess 他只是一个税务注销，亚勒玩够棋牌

   

[Bridge] [桥]

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Papoose] [ Papoose ]

I got my rooks on the chessboard, uh 我得到了我的白嘴鸦在棋盘上，恩

I got my knights on the chessboard, uh 我得到了我的骑士在棋盘上，恩

I got my bishops on the chessboard 我得到了我的主教，棋盘上的

If you play your cards right you can get yours 如果你打你的卡，你可以得到你