Shit, tired of getting shot at
操,我厭倦了被人槍擊
Tired of getting chased by the police and arrested
厭倦了無休止的通緝
Niggas need a spot where we can kick it
黑鬼們,需要一個沒有煙酒的地方
A spot where we belong, that's just for us
一個我們歸屬的地方,那裏只有我們
Niggas ain't gotta get all dressed up and be Hollywood
我們不必去偽裝,像那些有錢人那樣
You na'mean?
你知道我的意思嗎?
Where do niggas go when we die?
當我們死後我們去向何方?
Ain't no heaven for a thug nigga
沒有為我們窮人存在的天堂
That's why we go to Thug Mansion
所以我們去賤民的天堂
That's the only place where thugs get in free and you gotta be a G
只有那裏,我們感到自由,我們可以做我們自己
At Thugs Mansion
在賤民的天堂
[Verse 1 - 2Pac]
A place to spend my quiet nights
每一個安靜的夜晚
Time to unwind
在可以放鬆的時候
So much pressure in this life of mine
生命中如此多的壓力
I cry at times
我無數次的哭泣
I once contemplated suicide
And woulda tried
我曾想要殺死自己
But when I held that nine
可是,當我拿著槍時
All I could see was my mama's eyes
我卻看到母親的雙眼
No one knows my struggle
沒有人知道我經歷的內心的掙扎
They only see the trouble
他們只看到了表面的苦難
Not knowing it's hard to carry on when no one loves you
他們不知道,當沒有人愛你時,生命是如何艱難
Picture me inside the misery and poverty
我被困在悲慘與貧窮之中
No man alive has ever witnessed struggles I've survived
沒有人見證我所活下來那必經的苦難
Praying hard for better days
我向上天乞求更美好的日子
Promised to hold on
發誓自己要堅持下去
Me and my dogs don't have a choice but to roll on
除了繼續活著,我和我的兄弟沒有別的選擇
We finally found a spot to kick it
我們終於找到了一個合適的地方
Where we could drink liquor
在那裏我們可以盡情喝酒
And no one bickers over trick shit
沒有欺騙,沒有爭吵
A spot where we could smoke in peace
在那裏我們可以靜靜的吸煙
And even though we Gs
就算我們是暴徒
We still visualize places
That we could roll a piece
我們依然可以擁有幸福的空間
And in my minds eye
在我們心靈的眼中
I see this place the players go and pass it
大家都來到了這個地方
Got a spot for us all
屬於我們的地方
So we can ball
所以我們可以盡情玩鬧
At Thugs Mansion
在這賤民的天堂
[Chorus]
Every corner, every city
每一個城市,每一個角落
There's a place where life's a little easy
都有一個使生活輕鬆些的地點
Little Hennessey, laid back and cool
小孩們,放鬆些
Every hour cause it's all good
在每一個如此美好的時刻
Leave all the stress from the world outside
別管那些外部世界帶來的壓力
Every wrong done will be alright
做錯的一定會變得正確
Nothing but peace, love and street passion
我們都需要賤民的天堂
Every ghetto needs a thug mansion
還有和平,愛,街頭的激情
[Verse 2 - Nas]
A place where death doesn't reside
一個沒有死亡的地方
Just thugs who collide
只有我們這些暴徒
Not to start beef
沒有矛盾
But spark trees
只有閃亮的森林
No cops rolling by
沒有警車
No policemen
沒有員警
No homicide
沒有謀殺
No chalk on the streets
沒有塗鴉
No reason, for nobody's mama to cry
沒有母親的眼淚
See I'm a good guy
你看,我是一個好人
I'm trying to stick around for my daughter
我試圖一直陪在女兒的身邊
But if I should die
但如果我死了
I know all of my albums support her
我所有的歌都會支援著她
This whole year's been crazy
這瘋狂的年代
Asked the holy spirit to save me
懇求聖靈拯救我
Only difference from me Jose Davis is gray hair maybe
或許我和Jose Davis唯一的區別就是頭髮的顏色
'Cause I feel that my eyes saw too much suffering
因為我的雙眼看到了太多的苦楚
I'm just twenty some odd years and I already lost my mother and I cried
我只20多歲,可我失去了自己的母親
tears of joy
但我流下了快樂的眼淚
I know she smiles on her boy
因為我知道她在對她的小男孩微笑
I dream of you more
我會經常夢見你……
My love goes to Afeni Shakur
我的愛給了Afeni Shakur
'Cause like Ann Jones
因為她和 Ann Jones一樣
She raised a ghetto king in a war
她在戰爭中撫養了猶太之王
And just for that alone
全憑一幾之力
She shouldn't feel no pain no more
她不應該再感到痛苦
'Cause one day we'll all be together
因為總有一天我們會聚在一起
Sipping heavenly champagne where angels soar with golden wings
喝著天堂的香檳,旁邊的天使以金色的翅膀飛翔
At thugs mansion
在賤民的天堂
[Chorus]
[Verse 3 - 2Pac]
Dear mama don't cry
親愛的媽媽,不要哭泣
Your baby boy's doin good,
你的小男孩一直很好
Tell the homies I'm in heaven and it ain't got hoods
告訴我的兄弟們,我在天堂過的不錯
Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night
昨天還看了一個好玩的表演
It had me shook
讓我感到驚訝
Drinking peppermint schnapps with Jackie Wilson
And Sam Cook
我居然和名人們在一起喝薄荷松酒
Then some lady named Billie Holiday sang
然後一個叫比利的女人開始唱歌
Sittin there kickin it with Malcolm till the day came
大家一直玩到了天亮
Lil' Latasha sure grown
小拉塔紗一定長大了吧
Tell the lady in the liquor store that she's forgiven
告訴酒店的那位女士,我原諒了她
So come home
讓她回家吧
Maybe in time you understand
也許你會明白
Only God can save us
只有上帝可以拯救我們
Where Miles Davis cutting lose with the band
Just think of all the people that you knew in the past that passed on
想想所有那些死去的朋友們
They in heaven found peace at last
他們最終都在天堂找到了寧靜
Picture a place that they exist, together
想像他們在一起的畫面
There has to be a place better than this
一定有比這裏更好的地方
In Heaven
在天堂
So right before I sleep dear God what I'm asking
在我入睡之前,我親愛的上帝,我所要求的是
Remember this face, save me a place
記住我的面孔,給我留個地方
In Thugz Mansion
在賤民的天堂
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