Where I was born ev`rything was dull and dingy 我出生的地方ev`rything是枯燥和肮脏

I lived in a place they called the inner city 我住在一个地方，他们被称为内城

Getting ahead huh was strictly a nono 走在前面吧是严格意义上的NONO

Cause nobody cares what happens to the folks 因为没有人关心发生了什么人

That live in the ghetto 生活在贫民窟

Thousands of lives wasting away 成千上万人的生命日渐消瘦

People living from day to day 人生活每一天

It`s a challenge just staying alive 它`一个挑战只是活着

`Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive `原因在贫民区只有强者才能生存

   

Money I ain`t got none, job can`t find one 钱我ain`t了没有，作业不能老是找到一个

The streets raised me from a baby, ooh 街道从婴儿养育了我，哦

Thousands of lives wasting away 成千上万人的生命日渐消瘦

People living from day to day 人生活每一天

It`s a challenge just staying alive 它`一个挑战只是活着

`Cause in the ghetto only the strong survive `原因在贫民区只有强者才能生存

   

Broken down homes, kids strung out 细分家庭，孩子精神不振

They don`t even know what life`s all about 他们甚至不`吨知道什么life`s所有关于

Stealin` cars, robbin` bars Stealin`车， robbin`条

Mugging drugs, rat infested 抢劫药，老鼠出没

And no one`s interested 无one`s兴趣

   

Kids dodging cars for recreation 孩子躲着汽车娱乐

Only adds to a mother`s frustration 只是增加了一个mother`s无奈

Breakings, folks comin` home Breakings ，乡亲comin`家

And finding all their possessions gone 并找到他们所有的家当不见了

Oh it`s an ev`ry day thing - well well - in the ghetto 哦，它`一个ev`ry一天的事情 - 好吧好吧 - 在贫民窟

Oh it`s an ev`ry day thing in the ghetto 哦，它`一个ev`ry一天的事情在贫民窟