Black man, born free, 黑衣人，生而自由，

At least that's the way it's supposed to be 至少，它应该是这样

Chains that bind him are hard to see, 结合他的连锁店都很难看到，

Unless you take this walk with me 除非你把我这一走

   

Place where he lives, it's got plenty of names 地方，他的生命，它有很多名字

Slum, Ghetto and Black belt, and they're one and the same 贫民窟，贫民窟和黑带，而且他们是同一个

And I call it Soulsville 我把它叫做Soulsville

   

Soulsville Soulsville

   

Any kind of job is hard to find, 任何一种工作很难找，

That means an increase in the welfare line 这意味着增加福利的线

Crime rate is rising too 犯罪率也在上升

If you were hungry, what would you do? 如果你饿了，你会怎么做？

   

Rent is two months past due, 租2个月逾期，

On a building that's falling apart, 在建筑物的分崩离析，

Little boy needs a pair of shoes, 小男孩需要一双鞋，

And this is only a part of life in Soulsville 而这只是生活的中Soulsville一部分

   

Soulsville Soulsville

   

Some of the brothers got plenty of cash, 有些兄弟有足够的现金，

Tricks on the corner gonna see to that, 在角落的技巧会看到的是，

Some like to smoke and some like to blow, 有些人喜欢抽烟，有的喜欢吹，

Some are even strung out on a $50 Jones 有的甚至意乱情迷了50美元的琼斯

Some are trying to ditch reality, by getting so high, 有些人试图抛弃的现实，通过获得如此之高，

Only to find out, you can never reach the sky, 才发现，你永远无法到达的天空，

   

When your roots are in Soulsville 当你的根在Soulsville

   

Soulsville Soulsville

   

Every Sunday morning, you can hear the sisters sing 每个星期天早上，你能听到姐妹们唱

"Hallelujah, Hallelujah, trust in the Lord to make a way, " “哈利路亚，哈利路亚，奉主的信任，以一种方式。”

Oh I hope that He hears their prayers, 哦，我希望他听到他们的祈祷，

Because deep in their souls they believe, 由于深他们的灵魂，他们认为，

That one day He'll put an end 有一天，他会制止

To all the misery that we have in Soulsville 所有的苦难，我们在Soulsville

   

Soulsville Soulsville

   

Soulsville Soulsville

   

Soulsville Soulsville

   

Soulsville Soulsville

   

Soulsville Soulsville

   

Soulsville Soulsville