Told that I'm supposed to fail, 告诉我应该失败，

I wouldn't amount to much of nothin'. 我不会有多大出息没什么的“ 。

Yes I pray, there was days, 是的，我祈祷，有天，

I wondered if you really loved me. 我想知道，如果你真的爱我。

"But baby you feel pain." “但是宝贝，你觉得痛。 ”

Mama would say when I felt like runnin' away. 妈妈会说，当我感觉自己就像飞奔而去。

I couldn't take it. 我不能接受。

I Soon hit ten, angry with all of the world. 我很快就打到10 ，愤怒与所有的世界。

I couldn't keep friends, just wishin' you'd come back and see, 我不能让朋友，只是期盼你会回来看看，

My difficult times being an adolescent. 我困难的时候是青少年。

And like so many just like me, without a shoulder to lean. 而像这么多和我一样，没有一个可以依靠的肩膀。

   

I needed you 我需要你

When I needed a father figure. 当我需要一个父亲般的人物。

I needed you 我需要你

To stop me from makin' a wrong decision. 从金错误的决定阻止我。

At seventeen, when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall. 在17 ，当世界的冷了我的背部靠在墙上。

   

I need, I needed you. 我需要，我需要你。

I need, I needed you. 我需要，我需要你。

   

Told that I'm supposed to fail, 告诉我应该失败，

I wouldn't amount to much of nothin'. 我不会有多大出息没什么的“ 。

Yes I pray, there was days, 是的，我祈祷，有天，

I wondered if you really loved me. 我想知道，如果你真的爱我。

"But baby you feel pain." “但是宝贝，你觉得痛。 ”

Mama would say when I felt like runnin' away. 妈妈会说，当我感觉自己就像飞奔而去。

I couldn't take it. 我不能接受。

I Soon hit ten, angry with all of the world. 我很快就打到10 ，愤怒与所有的世界。

I couldn't keep friends, just wishin' you'd come back and see, 我不能让朋友，只是期盼你会回来看看，

My difficult times being an adolescent. 我困难的时候是青少年。

And like so many just like me, without a shoulder to lean. 而像这么多和我一样，没有一个可以依靠的肩膀。

   

I needed you 我需要你

When I needed a father figure. 当我需要一个父亲般的人物。

I needed you 我需要你

To stop me from makin' the wrong decisions. 从金错误的决定阻止我。

At seventeen, when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall. 在17 ，当世界的冷了我的背部靠在墙上。

When temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go. 当诱惑在呼唤我，不知道该往哪个方向走。

I needed you. 我需要你。

I need, I needed you. 我需要，我需要你。

I needed you. 我需要你。

I need, I need you. 我需要，我需要你。

Seventeen, when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall. 十七，当世界的冷了我的背部靠在墙上。

When temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go. 当诱惑在呼唤我，不知道该往哪个方向走。

   

Mama had no financial help 妈妈没有任何经济上的帮助

And thoughts of breakin' the law came. 而唱到的“法律思想来了。

Seen her tryna hold down two jobs, 见过她tryna按住两份工作，

Was tearin' up on me had a way (had a way). 是的，撕裂我起来了的方式（有办法） 。

All my friends was gettin' in it 我所有的朋友是刚开了它

It came time for me to get that dough. 是时候让我得到的面团。

Wrong or right I had to go for what I know. 对或错，我不得不去了我所知道的。

   

I needed you 我需要你

When I needed a father figure. 当我需要一个父亲般的人物。

I needed you 我需要你

To stop me from makin' the wrong decisions. 从金错误的决定阻止我。

At seventeen, when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall. 在17 ，当世界的冷了我的背部靠在墙上。

When temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go. 当诱惑在呼唤我，不知道该往哪个方向走。

I needed you. 我需要你。

I need, I needed you. 我需要，我需要你。

I needed you. 我需要你。

I need, I need you. 我需要，我需要你。

Seventeen, when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall. 十七，当世界的冷了我的背部靠在墙上。

When temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go. 当诱惑在呼唤我，不知道该往哪个方向走。

   

Lord I pray. Give me strength to forgive them and not all the I hate I got. 主啊，我祈祷。给我力量原谅他们，而不是所有的我恨我得到了。

Even though the pain of this was too heavy. Lord I pray. 尽管这痛苦太沉重。主啊，我祈祷。

Show me all brothers growin' up without a father had a turn with a day adolescent to a legacy. 告诉我所有的兄弟慢慢生长了没有父亲曾用了一天的青少年到传统转一转。

Lord I pray. 主啊，我祈祷。

   

From the knowledge I ain't get, 从知识，我没有得到，

God you gave me. 上帝你给我。

And temptation was callin' me, didn't know which way to go. 和诱惑是叫我，不知道该往哪个方向走。

   

I needed you 我需要你

When I needed a father figure. 当我需要一个父亲般的人物。

I needed you 我需要你

To stop me from makin' the wrong decisions. 从金错误的决定阻止我。

At seventeen, when the cold of the world had my back up against the wall. 在17 ，当世界的冷了我的背部靠在墙上。

When temptation was calling me, didn't know which way to go. 当诱惑在呼唤我，不知道该往哪个方向走。