Yo 哟

At 17 years old I startin' runnin' the streets 17岁那年我挑动飞奔街头

Man I had some fun in the streets 男人，我曾在街头一些有趣

11, 12, sometimes 1 in the streets 11 ， 12 ， 1 ，有时在街头

By 18 I started seein' the sun in the streets 18 ，我开始看见的“Daddy太阳在街头

My mom started trippin' on me like "Will you gotta choose your friends carefully" like 我妈妈开始践踏，对我就像“请问你得仔细选择你的朋友”之类

I trust you but please call me 我相信你，但请给我打电话

And when you have kids of your own you'll see 而当你有你自己的孩子你会看到

I'm a be here when all your friends won't 我是在这里当你的朋友会不会

But I was busy hollerin' parents just dont understand 可是因为忙纷纷抱的父母只是不明白

Now here I am with the family runnin' the lines she ran on me 现在，我在这里与家人飞奔，她跑了我行

We ain't always see eye to eye but Ma on your principles now I rely 我们并不总是看法一致，但马英九自己的原则，现在我靠

You got me tastin' my toes 你让我tastin 我的脚趾

   

I didn't know 我不知道

When my Momma told me don't go down that road (don't go down that road) 当我的妈妈告诉我不要走这一步（不要走这一步）

But I gotta go where I gotta go 不过，我得走了，我得走了

So thank you for not tellin' me I told you so 所以，谢谢你不是在告诉我，我告诉你，

   

I used to roll hard with this dude named Chuck 我用这个家伙名叫查克硬卷

Rollin' in my car with this dude named Chuck 罗林在我的车这个家伙名叫查克

My mommy really liked this dude named Chuck 我妈妈真的很喜欢这家伙名叫查克

She thought that he was really impolite 她以为他真的很不礼貌

Chuck and me used to roll out faithfully Chuck和我用来推出忠实

Ineviatably you see Chuck you gonna see me Ineviatably你看查克，你会看到我

Like we on TV the buzzomest of buddies 像哥们，我们在电视上buzzomest

Share full clothes and money 分享充满衣服和钱

And hunnies flocked like we was players from the NBA 和hunnies蜂拥而至像我们是从NBA球员

Still hurts to recall the day I heard him say 还在疼记得我听到他说的一天

To this girl named Maya 这个女孩叫玛雅

I was datin' 我是拿汀“

He told her I was a lier 他告诉她，我是一个利尔

Joker hatin' 小丑hatin

He told her I be cheatin' on women breakin' hearts and grinnin' 他告诉她，我是妇女唱到心里不忠和的笑着

He told her her life would be better without him in it 他也告诉她，她的生活会更好，如果没有他

That's the friend I chose 这就是朋友，我选择

   

I didn't know 我不知道

When my Momma told me don't go down that road (don't go down that road) 当我的妈妈告诉我不要走这一步（不要走这一步）

But I gotta go where I gotta go 不过，我得走了，我得走了

So thank you for not tellin' me I told you so 所以，谢谢你不是在告诉我，我告诉你，

   

Momma used to say take your time young man 妈妈常说慢慢来的年轻人

I ain't gonna always be there holdin' your hand 我不会永远在那里牵着你的手

But you'll always know exactly where I am 但是，你一定知道究竟我在哪里

And when I'm not there in my place the lord will stand 而当我不存在于我的地方，主必站立

Will study the world only the wise suceed 将研究世界上只有智者suceed

And when your eyes tell lies your heart should leave 而当你的眼睛说假话你的心脏应该离开

You gonna do dirt we all gonna sin but when you realize and apologize and never do it again 你打算怎么办脏物大家要去的罪，但是当你意识到并道歉，绝不再做一遍

Ma told me don't rush to get old 马云告诉我，不要急于变老

If you got youth the truth clutched in your hold 在你的拥抱，如果你有青春的真相攥

It's like possibilities too much to behold an emotional shield from life's blustery cold 这就像太多脱俗的情感盾从生活的大风寒冷的可能性

Ma all the stuff was hard you said was hard 马云所有的东西很难，你说的是硬

Childish disregard because my head was hard 孩子气的漠视，因为我的头硬

Now no question to pose 现在，毫无疑问构成

I didn't know 我不知道

When my Momma told me don't go down that road (don't go down that road) but 当我的妈妈告诉我不要走这一步（不要走这条道路），但

But I gotta go where I gotta go 不过，我得走了，我得走了

So thank you for not tellin' me I told you so 所以，谢谢你不是在告诉我，我告诉你，