[T] Whassup little man, what's wrong wit'chu? [T] Whassup小男人，什么是错的witchu ？

[T] Why you lookin so sad - what's wrong? [T ]为什么你看着好难过 - 有什么错？

   

Man, I went to school today 伙计，我今天去学校

and the teacher said I couldn't be no rapper 和老师说我不能没有说唱歌手

   

[T] Say what? Why she tell you that? [T]你说什么？她为什么告诉你？

   

She told me I had to be somethin, that's more realistic 她告诉我，我必须事端，这是更现实

like I could actually be, like a construction worker or somethin 像我实际上可能是，像建筑工人还是别的什么

   

[T] Man, construction workers ain't realistic man [T]人，建筑工人是不现实的男人

[T] You can't be out there done sawin all day, boy it's hot out there [T ]你不能整天被在那里做sawin ，男孩很烫出有

[T] Man, just keep on goin to school, get your education [T ]男子，只是不断要去上学，让你的教育

[T] That way, you can be anything you WANT to be [T]这样的话，你可以，你想成为什么会

   

[Chorus: sung] [合唱：唱]

I just wanna sing, can I, sing you a song 我只是想唱歌，我可以，你唱支歌

I bet you'll love it (I just wanna sing) yeah yeah yeah 我敢打赌，你一定会喜欢它（我只想唱）呀呀

(I-I ain't askin for much) （ I - 我是不是阿斯金的多少）

[T] Well go 'head then [T ]好走的头，然后

I just wanna sing, can I, sing you a song 我只是想唱歌，我可以，你唱支歌

I bet you'll love it (I ain't askin for much) 我敢打赌，你一定会喜欢它（我是不是阿斯金的多少）

   

[Trick Daddy] [窍门爸爸]

Listen; I just wanna make music, I just wanna verse or two 听着;我只想做音乐，我只是想诗句或两个

In fact, man, I wanna be a rapper too 其实，男人，我想成为一个说唱歌手太

And I could probably sing the blues 我大概可以唱衰

Cause I got problems too, plus I growed up in the projects too 因为我有太多的问题，再加上我在项目中呈突破性涨得

Well can you put me on your soundtrack? 好了，你可以把我对你的配乐？

Cause I got a good theme song that Betty Right could probably sing on 因为我得到了一个很好的主题曲贝蒂权很可能唱

Yo, I just want a chance at stardom 哟，我只是想在明星的机会

I just wanna be more than a thief or robbin 我只是想多一个小偷或罗宾

Well, what about a remix? And I could probably make the beat 那么，怎么样混音？我大概可以使拍

and get it done all in less than a week 并得到它在不到一周的时间完成了所有

And make it clean for the radio, so the kids could watch the video 并使其洁净的电台，使孩子们能看视频

Yo, but y'all don't hear me doe 哟，但你们不听我的母鹿

Man, I just want a crack at it 伙计，我只想一条缝它

If I fail I'll be back, cause I refuse to be a crack addict 如果我失败了，我会回来的，因为我拒绝成为一条缝瘾君子

I wanna prove the critics wrong 我要证明批评是错误的

What started off with a poem done turned it into a song 有什么用一首诗做了把它变成了一首歌开始了

Now I'ma sing it for you 现在，我是唱这首歌给你

   

[Chorus w/ minor variations] [合唱瓦特/微小变化]

   

[Trick Daddy] [窍门爸爸]

Listen to me! I wanna be a legend one day, that way 听我说！我想成为一个传奇的一天，这样

I can be put in the same category with Barry White and Marvin Gaye 我可以放在同一个类别与Barry White和马文·盖伊

And have a tribute dedicated to me 并有专门进贡给我

Sell platinum records and win Grammys so that the world can see 卖出白金唱片，并赢得格莱美奖，让全世界可以看到

you could be anything that you want to be 你可能会说，你想成为什么

Play sports or make music, just put your mind to it 做运动或做音乐，只是把你的心给它

And yo, I ain't the typical 'American Idol' 哟，我是不是典型的“美国偶像”

But when I'm done, I'm sure the boy Simon'll like me 但是，当我做，我敢肯定，这个男孩Simonll喜欢我

Everybody can't act rap, and no matter how real the dream seem 每个人都不能充当说唱，无论多么真实的梦想似乎

e'rybody can't sing erybody不能唱

But, there's another Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods 但是，还有另外一个迈克尔·乔丹和泰格·伍兹

somewhere right in the hood, plus 某处右侧罩，加

Yo you ain't never seen a, meaner team 哟，你是不是从来没有见过，更猛烈的团队

of tennis players than Venus and Serena 网球选手比金星和Serena

So, it's people like that that helped people like me 因此，它是那样的人，帮助我这样的人

And they gave me the courage to sing, so I'ma sing it for ya 他们给了我唱歌的勇气，所以我是唱出来的亚

   

[Chorus w/ minor variations] [合唱瓦特/微小变化]

   

[Trick Daddy] [窍门爸爸]

I wanna do commercial and TV shows 我想要做的商业和电视节目

I wanna blow and sell records like the BeeGees sold 我想吹，卖卖一样的BeeGees记录

And I don't really need a chaffeur, I don't need a maid or a cook 而且我不真的需要一个chaffeur ，我并不需要一个女仆或厨师

Just a vacumn cleaner and coasters 只是vacumn清洁和杯垫

And I can cook and clean for myself - with the right promo team 我可以做饭，打扫我自己 - 用正确的宣传团队

I feel, I can really do big things, and 我觉得，我真的可以做大事，而

I could probably write me a book 我大概可以给我写了一本书

With all the stuff I got to tell 'em, it's got to be a best seller 所有的东西，我一定要告诉他们，这一定是一本畅销书

And it's way deeper than a Coke and a smile 而且它比可乐和微笑的方式更深

Why go to schools when the teachers ain't helpin us out? 为什么要去学校当老师是不是助人为乐我们吗？

My art teacher drive a Benz but he ain't bein artistic 我的美术老师驾驶一辆奔驰，但他不拜因艺术

I got music second period but the class won't listen 我有音乐第二期，但该类不听

I wanna sing 我想唱歌

   

[Chorus w/ minor variations] [合唱瓦特/微小变化]

   

[Trick Daddy over Chorus as it repeats] [窍门爸爸合唱过，因为它重复]

So, to all the kids 所以，对所有的孩子

All the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers of the world 所有的母亲和父亲，姐妹和世界的兄弟

Y'know? Our kids need encouragement 你知道吗？我们的孩子需要鼓励

We need a reason, y'knahmsayin? 我们需要一个理由， yknahmsayin ？

Let's show 'em somethin, let's give 'em somethin to look forward to 让我们显示全身事端，让我们给他们事端期待

So all you teachers that ain't doin your job, y'all step aside 所以，你的老师是不是干什么你的工作，你们都靠边站

Cause I got a little brother and sister that's gon' 因为我有一个弟弟和妹妹说的坤

grow up one day and be a teacher, and she gon' actually TEACH somethin 长大后有一天成为一名教师，她坤实际上示教事端

Y'know? She gon' make it worth comin to school y'know? 你知道吗？她坤 ，使其价值科曼学校你知道吗？

It's deeper than free lunch now 这是不是免费的午餐，现在更深

I just wanna sing 我只是想唱歌

I used to be just like you 我以前跟你一样

But thank God, we got greater later 但是感谢上帝，我们得到了更大的后