I have believed in my convictions 我相信我的信念

And have been convicted for my beliefs 并已被定罪为我的信仰

Conned by the constitution 根据宪法被骗

And harassed by the police. 被警察骚扰。

I've been billed for the bill of rights 我一直在标榜为权利法案

And been treated like I was wrong. 而被当作是我错了。

I have become a special amendment 我已经成为一个特殊的修正

For what included me all along. 什么包括我一直。

Like "All men are created equal." 像“人人生而平等。 ”

(No amendment needed here) （无修正必要在这里）

I've contributed in every field including cotton 我已经在各个领域，包括纯棉贡献

From Sunset Strip to Washington Square. 从日落大道到华盛顿广场。

Back during the non-violent era. 回到非暴力时期。

I was the only non-violent one. 我是唯一一个非暴力的。

As a matter of fact there was no non-violence 由于事实上没有非暴力

'cause too many rednecks had guns. 因为太多的农场工人有枪。

There seems to have been this pattern 似乎都被这模式

That a lot of folks failed to pick up on. 有很多人未能拿起。

But all black leaders who dared stand up 但是，所有的黑人领袖谁也不敢站出来

Wuz in jail, in the courtroom or gone. WUZ在监狱里，在法庭上还是走了。

Picked up indiscriminately 拿起乱

By the shocktroops of discrimination 受歧视的shocktroops

To end up in jails or tied up in trails 结束了在监狱或绑在步道

While dirty tricks soured the nation. 虽然搞鬼恶化的国家。

I've been hoodwinked by professional hoods. 我被忽悠了专业的抽油烟机。

My ego has happened to me. 我的自我发生在我身上。

It'll be alright, just keep things cool!" 它会没事的，只要保持冷静的事情！ “

"And take the people off the street. “，走的人离开街头。

We'll settle all this at the conference table. 我们会解决这一切都在谈判桌上。

You just leave everything to me." 你就这样离开我的一切“ 。

Which gets me back to my convictions 这使我回到了我的信念

And being convicted for my belief 而被定罪为我的信仰

'cause I believe these smiles 因为我相信这些笑容

in three piece suits 三连体服

with gracious, liberal demeanor 用亲切的，开放的风范

took our movement off of the streets 把我们的运动离街道

and took us to the cleaners 并把我们带到了清洁工

In other words, we let up the pressure 换句话说，我们让向上的压力

And that was all part of their plan 而这是他们计划的一部分

And every day we allow to slip through our fingers 每一天，我们允许从指缝中溜走

Is playing right into their hands 正在播放权在他们手中