[Verse One:] [诗一： ]

   

Up early in the morning, dressed in black 早上起个大早，穿着黑色

Don't ask why? 'Cause I'm down in a suit and tie 不要问为什么？因为我穿西装，打领带很沮丧

They killed a homie that I went to school with (Damn!) 他们杀了，我去上学了亲密的（该死！ ）

I tell ya life ain't shit to fool with 我告诉你生活不拉屎愚弄了

I still hear the screams of his mother 我还听到他母亲的惨叫声

While my nigga laid dead in the gutter (Shit!) 虽然我的兄弟们在阴沟里奠定死（该死！ ）

And it's getting to my temple 而且越来越向自己的太阳穴

Why is that the only time black folks get to ride in a limo? 为什么是唯一的一次黑人们去乘坐了一辆豪华轿车？

It makes me so mad I want to get my sawed-in 这让我很生气我想要得到我的个子矮的

And have some bodies hauled in 并有一些机构在拖拉

But no, I pay my respects and I'm through (whaddup Cube?) 但是，没有，我表达我的敬意，我通过（ whaddup立方？ ）

Hug my crew, and maybe shed a tear or two 拥抱我的团队，也许流下了两滴眼泪

And I wanna get blitz 我想获得热捧

Grab my 40 ounce and then I reminisce 抢我的40盎司，然后我追忆

About a brother who had to be the one and only 关于兄弟谁必须是独一无二的

So I dedicate this to my dead homiez... 所以我献给我的死homiez ...

   

[Verse Two:] [诗二： ]

   

Another homie got murdered on a shakedown [three gun shots] 另一种亲密的谋杀得到了一个勒索[ 3枪声]

And his mother is at the funeral, havin' a nervous breakdown 而他的母亲是在葬礼上，要有一个精神崩溃

Two shots hit him in the face when they blasted [two gun shots] 两枪打在他的脸上，当他们炸开[ 2枪声]

A framed picture and a closed casket 带帧画面和封闭的棺材

A single file line about 50 cars long 单个文件行约50辆长

All drivin' slow with they lights on 所有。开慢了，他们对灯

He got a lot of flowers and a big wreath 他得到了很多的鲜花和一个大花圈

What good is that when you're six feet deep? 有什么好处是，当你六英尺深？

I look at that shit and gotta think to myself 我看着那些歌和总得想着

And thank God for my health 感谢上帝对我的健康

'Cause nobody really ever know 因为没有人真正知道过

When it's gonna be they family on the front row 当这会是他们的家人在前排

So I take everything slow, go with the flow 所以，我把一切都慢，顺其自然

And shut my motherfuckin' mouth if I don't know (Word!) 和关我娘的嘴，如果我不知道（字！ ）

'Cause that's what Pops told me 因为那就是流行音乐告诉我

But I wish he could have said it...to my dead homiez 不过，我想他可能说这......我死了homiez

   

[Verse Three:] [诗三： ]

   

I remember we painted our names on the wall for fun 我记得我们画我们的名字在墙上的乐趣

Now it's "Rest in Peace" after every one 现在，它的“安息”的每一个后

Except me, but I ain't the one to front 除了我，但我不是一个正面

Seems like I'm viewin' a body after every month 好像我viewin “身体每月后

Plus, I knew him when he was yea big 另外，我认识他时，他大啊

Pour beer on the curb before I take a swig 倒啤酒路边之前，我把一大口

But somethin' ain't right 但事端是不对的

When it's a tragedy, that's the only time that the family's tight 当它是一个悲剧，这是唯一的一次家庭的紧张

Lovin' each other in a caring mood 爱着对方在一个充满爱心的心情

There's lots of people and lots of food 有很多人与很多食物

They say "Be Strong" and you're tryin' 他们说：“一定强” ，你就试着

But how strong can you be when you see your Pops cryin'? 但有多强，你可以当你看到你的流行哭泣？

So that's why Ice Cube's dressed up 所以这就是为什么冰立方的打扮

Because the city is so fuckin' messed up 因为这个城市是如此他妈的操蛋

And everybody is so phony 每个人都那么假

Take a little time...to think about your dead homiez. 花一点时间......想想你死了homiez 。