My Father died when I was ten 我父亲去世时，我是10

But Mother never spent much time with him 但母亲从来没有花了很多时间与他

'Cause Papa was a rollin' stone “爸爸的原因是罗林石头

He left eight girls and three boys 他离开8女孩和三个男孩

Mama said, "Just trust in the Lord 妈妈说， “只要靠主

And follow His Golden Rule" 并按照他的黄金法则“

   

Now I'm a professional 现在，我是一个专业的

The girls are all doing wonderful 女孩们都在做精彩

We fought our way from poverty 我们从贫穷奋斗的路上

Bought Mom a house on the hill 妈妈买的房子在山上

So she could have a better place to live 这样她就可以有一个更好的生活环境

Pay back for the life she's given me 偿还因为她给了我生命

   

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Some people in the neighborhood 有些人在附近

Say that we think we're too good 说，我们认为我们是好得

'Cause we found a better way 因为我们发现了一个更好的办法

They say that we sold out 他们说我们售罄

From the ghetto we got out 从贫民窟，我们下了车

Why people - do you treat us this way? 为什么人 - 你对待我们这样？

   

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We're just like - 我们只是喜欢 -

Crabs in a Barrel - we're the same 在桶螃蟹 - 我们是一样的

Try to get out - they pull you back again 想办法去 - 他们回来把你拉

Like crabs in a barrel - hear what I say 就像一桶螃蟹 - 听我说

It's dog eat dog - 这是杀红了眼 -

Gotta know how to play the game 总得知道如何玩游戏

   

There's a child prodigy, gifted from infancy 有一个神童，从小优

Greatness was his destiny 伟大的是他的命运

He studied hard, played no ball 他努力学习，起到了不球

At seven years played Carnegie Hall, 7岁起卡内基音乐厅，

Broadway and over seas 百老汇和过海

He read about black history 他读了关于黑历史

Find out from which he came to be - 找出从他走过来的 -

Not long ago his people were set free 不久前，他的人被释放

Every night he would pray 每天晚上，他会祈祷

Thank God for another day 感谢上帝的另一天

And for bringing us out of misery 并为我们带来了苦难

   

[Bridge] [桥]

   

[Chorus X3] [合唱X3 ]

   

[Bridge] [桥]

   

[Chorus] [合唱]