[Kids] [儿童]

I know I can (I know I can) 我知道我可以（我知道我可以）

Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) 是我真正想要的（是我真正想要的）

If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it) 如果我努力工作吧（如果我努力的话）

I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be) 我会在那里我想成为的人（我会在那里我想成为）

   

[Nas] [纳斯]

Be, B-Boys and girls, listen up 是，B -男孩和女孩，听好了

You can be anything in the world, in God we trust 你可以在世界上任何事情，我们相信上帝

An architect, doctor, maybe an actress 建筑师，医生，也许是演员

But nothing comes easy it takes much practice 但是什么都不简单，需要很多练习

Like, I met a woman who's becoming a star 就像，我遇到了一个女人谁的成为明星

She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe 她很漂亮，也使人们敬畏

Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version 唱歌，丽娜喇叭，但年轻版

Hung with the wrong person 挂错人

Got her strung on that 让她串起上

Heroin, cocaine, sniffin up drugs all in her nose... 海洛因，可卡因， sniffin了所有的药物在她的鼻子...

Coulda died, so young, now looks ugly and old 可能已经死了，这么年轻，现在看起来又丑又老

No fun cause now when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath 没有快乐，当她伸手拥抱的人，他们保持呼吸

Cause she smells of corrosion and death 因为她的气味腐蚀和死亡

Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring 看你把公司和你所带来的人潮

Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing 因为他们来吸毒的，你是来唱歌

So if you gonna be the best, I'ma tell you how, 所以，如果你想成为最好的，我是告诉你怎么样，

Put your hands in the air, and take a vow 把空气中的手，并采取了誓言

   

[Chorus - 2x (Nas and Kids)] [合唱团 - 2倍（ NAS和儿童） ]

I know I can (I know I can) 我知道我可以（我知道我可以）

Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be) 是我真正想要的（是我真正想要的）

If I work hard at it (If I work hard at it) 如果我努力工作吧（如果我努力的话）

I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be) 我会在那里我想成为的人（我会在那里我想成为）

   

[Nas] [纳斯]

Be, B-Boys and girls, listen again 是，B -男孩和女孩，听一遍

This is for grown looking girls who's only ten 这是生长在寻找女孩是谁的只有十

The ones who watch videos and do what they see 谁看视频，做他们所看到的那些

As cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID 由于可爱的就可以了，在俱乐部与假身份证

Careful, 'fore you meet a man with HIV 小心了，在你遇到一个人感染艾滋病毒

You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey 你可以将喜欢奥普拉·温弗瑞的电视

Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be 无论你决定，要小心，有些人是

Rapists, so act your age, don't pretend to be 强奸犯，让你的年龄，不要假装

Older than you are, give yourself time to grow 比你大的，给自己时间去成长

You thinking he can give you wealth, but so 你以为他可以给你带来财富，但如此

Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know 年轻的男孩，你可以使用很多的帮助，你知道

You thinkin life's all about smokin weed and ice 你在想生活是所有关于戒掉杂草和冰

You don't wanna be my age and can't read and write 你不想成为我的年龄，不能读取和写入

Begging different women for a place to sleep at night 乞讨不同的女人换一个地方，晚上睡觉

Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish 聪明的男孩变成男人，做任何他们希望

If you believe you can achieve, then say it like this 如果你相信你能做到，那么说这样的

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

[Nas] [纳斯]

Be, be, 'fore we came to this country 是，是， 前，我们来到这个国家

We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys 我们是国王和王后，从来没有玄关猴子

There was empires in Africa called Kush 有帝国在非洲叫做库什

Timbuktu, where every race came to get books 廷巴克图，其中每场比赛就拿到书

To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans 要黑人教师谁教希腊人和罗马人学习

Asian Arabs and gave them gold when 亚洲阿拉伯人，给他们当金

Gold was converted to money it all changed 金转化为金钱这一切都变了

Money then became empowerment for Europeans 钱成了欧洲人的特权

The Persian military invaded 波斯军队入侵

They heard about the gold, the teachings, and everything sacred 他们听说了黄金，教义，一切神圣的

Africa was almost robbed naked 非洲几乎被洗劫一空

Slavery was money, so they began making slave ships 奴隶制是钱，于是他们开始制造贩卖奴隶的船

Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went 埃及亚历山大大帝去的地方

He was so shocked at the mountains with black faces 他是如此的有黑面群山震惊

Shot up they nose to impose what basically 冲高他们的鼻子开始征税

Still goes on today, you see? 到今天还在继续，你看到了吗？

If the truth is told, the youth can grow 如果真相被告知，就可以成长

Then learn to survive until they gain control 然后，学会生存，直到他们获得控制

Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes 没人说你必须帮派分子，锄头

Read more learn more, change the globe 了解更多了解更多信息，改变地球

Ghetto children, do your thing 贫民窟的孩子，做你的事

Hold your head up, little man, you're a king 抬起你的头，小家伙，你是王

Young Princess when you get your wedding ring 当你拿到你的结婚戒指小公主

Your man is saying "She's my queen" 你的男人会说：“她是我的女王”

   

[Chorus] [合唱]

   

Save the music y'all, save the music y'all 拯救你们的音乐，将音乐保存你们

Save the music y'all, save the music y'all 拯救你们的音乐，将音乐保存你们

Save the music 保存音乐