[2Pac]
Damn, take a ride, to my block
該死的，來趟我的街頭
My block, that's right! Heh
我的街頭，沒錯！哈
F'real on my motherfucking block
真的，就在我他媽的街頭
[Verse One]
They got a nigga
他們讓一個兄弟
Shedding tears, reminiscing on my past fears
流淚，回憶著我的過去恐懼
Cause shit was hectic for me last year
因為去年對我來說非常混亂
It appears that I've been marked for death, my heartless breath
看來我已被標記死亡，少了心臟的呼吸
The underlying cause of my arrest, my life is stressed
我被捕的真正原因，我的生活充滿壓力
And no rest forever weary, my eyes stay teary
永遠都在疲憊，我的眼淚不停流
for all the brothers that are buried in the cemetery
為所有埋葬在墓地的兄弟們
Shit is scary, how black on black crime legendary
實在太可怕了，黑人對黑人的犯罪成了傳奇
But at times unnecessary, I'm getting worried
但有時是不必要的，我感到擔憂
Teardrops and closed caskets, the three strikes law is drastic
眼淚和密封的棺材，三罷法是嚴厲的
And certain death for us ghetto bastards
對於我們這些貧民的確定死亡
What can we do when we're arrested, but open fire
我們被逮捕時能做什麼，只能開火
Life in the pen ain't for me, cause I'd rather die
監獄的生活不適合我，我寧願自殺
But don't cry through your despair
但別為你的絕望而哭泣
I wonder if the Lord still cares, for us niggas on welfare
我想知道上帝是否還關心我們這些仰賴社會福利的黑人
And who cares if we survive
誰在乎我們是否能活下來
The only time they notice a nigga is when he's clutching on a four-five
他們只有在一個兄弟握著點四十五手槍時會才注意到他
My neighborhood ain't the same
我的社區不再一樣了
Cause all these little babies going crazy and they suffering in the game
因為這些小孩子瘋狂起來，他們在遊戲中受苦
And I swear it's like a trap
我發誓，這就像一個陷阱
But I ain't given up on the hood, it's all good when I go back
但我不會放棄這個社區，我回來時一切都那麼美好
Hoes show me love, niggas give me props
妓女給我愛，兄弟給我讚譽
Forever hop cause it don't stop... on my block
永遠跳動，因為這一切沒有停止... 在我的街頭
[Chorus: a bunch of kids]
Living life is but a dream
生活就是一場夢
Hard times is all we see (on my block)
我們所看到的都是困難時刻（在我的街頭）
Every block is kinda mean
每個街頭都有點糟糕
But on our block we still prayyyyyy
但在我們的街頭上我們仍然祈禱
But on our block we still prayyyyyy...
但在我們的街頭上我們仍然祈禱...
[Verse Two]
Now shit's constantly hot, on my block, it never fails to be gunshots
現在，我的街頭不斷地發生暴力事件，槍聲經常響起
Can't explain a mother's pain, when her son drops
不能解釋母親的痛苦，當她的兒子倒下時
Black male slipping in hail when will we prevail
黑人男性在暴風雨中滑倒，我們何時會戰勝
Fearing jail but crack sales got me living well
害怕牢獄，但毒品銷售讓我過得很好
And the system's suicidal with this Thug's Life
這個體制讓這個暴徒人生自毀
Staying strapped forever trapped in this drug life
永遠困在這個毒品人生中，被束縛
God help me, cause I'm starving, can't get a job
上帝幫助我，因為我飢餓，找不到工作
So I resort to violent robberies, my life is hard
所以我不得不訴諸於暴力搶劫，我的生活很難
Can't sleep cause all the dirt make my heart hurt
因為所有的骯髒事讓我心痛無比
Put in work and shed tears for my dead peers
為了我的死去同伴們工作，流下淚來
Mislead from childhood where I went astray
從童年開始被誤導，我走上了錯誤的道路
Till this day I still pray for a better way
直到今天我仍然祈求有更好的出路
Can't help but feel hopeless and heartbroke
不能控制地感到絕望和心碎
From the start I felt the racism cause I'm dark
從一開始我就感到種族歧視，只因為我皮膚黑
Couldn't quit the bullshit make me represent
無法擺脫這種鳥事，它代表我
Hit the bar and played the star, everywhere I went
進入酒吧，扮演明星，我走到哪裡都是
In my heart, I felt alone out here on my own
在我的心中，我感到孤單，獨自一人
I close my eyes and picture home... on my block
我閉上眼睛，想像家... 在我的街頭
[Chorus]
[Verse Three]
And I can't help but wonder why, so many young kids had to die
我不禁想知道為什麼這麼多年輕的孩子不得不死去
Caught strays from AK's and the driveby
遭遇了AK步槍的流彈和路邊槍擊
Swollen pride and homicide, don't coincide
膨脹的自豪感和謀殺不相襯
Brothers cry for broken lives, mama come inside
兄弟們為破碎的生活哭泣，媽媽快進來
Cause our block is filled with danger
因為我們的街頭充滿了危險
Used to be a close knit community but now we're all cold strangers
曾經是一個緊密團結的社區，現在我們都成了冷漠的陌生人
Time changes us to stone them crack pipes
時間把我們變得像磐石般冷酷無情
All up and down the block exterminating black life
整條街道上到處都是毒品，摧殘著黑人的生命
But I can't blame the dealers
但我不能責怪販毒者
My mama's welfare check has brought the next man chrome wheels
我媽的福利支票換成了另一個男人的鍍鉻輪框
Shit's real, I know ya feel, my tragedy
這些都是真實的，我知道你能體會，我的悲劇
A single mother with a problem child, daddy free
一個單身母親和有問題的孩子，父親獲釋
Hanging out picking up game, sipping cheap liquor
在外面混，接觸不良行為，喝著廉價的酒
Gamin the hoochies hoping I can get to sleep with her
誘惑著妓女，希望我能跟她上床
It's a man's world, staying strapped
這是男人的世界，保持警戒
Fantasies of a nigga living phat, but held back
幻想著過著奢華的生活，但不可能的
Pipe dreams can make the night seem hopeless
白日夢讓夜晚顯得絕望
Wide eyed and losing focus... on my block
睜大眼睛，失去重心......在我的街頭
[Chorus]
[Verse Four]
And block parties in the projects lasting way past daylight
在公寓裡，街區派對持續到大白天
A young nigga learned to break night
年輕的黑人學會了熬夜
Used to play fight with my homies but they stuck in the pen
曾經和兄弟們打鬧玩耍，但他們被困在牢籠裡
I send them ends, but it's tough on a friend, in my mind
我寄錢給他們，但這對朋友來說很艱難，在我心中
I see the same motherfuckers balling
我看到同樣的混蛋們奢華地生活
Alcohol will make a lazy nigga slip and fall, miss his call
酒精會阻礙懶惰的傢伙，錯過他的機會
I know the young niggas understand this
我知道年輕的兄弟們明白這一點
Growing up in this world where everything is scandalous
在這個充滿醜聞的世界裡成長
I reminisce on the fast times, past crimes
我回憶起快樂的時光，過去的罪行
Trying to cop a slice of pizza with my last dime
試圖用我最後的幾分錢買一塊披薩
Can't explain, just what attracts me to this dirty game
我無法解釋，是什麼吸引著我進入這骯髒的遊戲
Gold chains, some extra change, and the street fame
金鍊、一些額外的零錢和街頭名聲
And what's strange is everybody knows my name, swear they all know me
奇怪的是，每個人都知道我的名字，發誓他們都認識我
And lots of cash make a nigga change
大量的現金讓一個人改變
I hit the green just to maintain, feeling pain
我抽大麻只是為了保持平穩，心中感到痛苦
For all the niggas that I lost to the game... from my block
為了我從街頭失去的所有兄弟們而痛心...來自我的街區
[Chorus]
[2Pac - speaking over Chorus]
Rest in peace to all the motherfuckers who passed away
願逝去的所有混蛋安息
From all the blocks that I'm from
來自我居住的所有街頭
One-twelve street, 7th Avenue, New York, Uptown, knahmsayin?
112號街，第7大道，紐約，上城，你知道的
183rd and Walt, my block, that's right
183街和瓦特，我的街頭，沒錯
122nd and Morningside, my block, that's right
122街和莫寧賽德，我的街頭，沒錯
Decatur Avenue, Baltimore, my block, that's right
迪凱特大道，巴爾的摩，我的街頭，沒錯
In the jungle of Marin City, that's my block, that's right
在馬林城的叢林，那是我的街頭，沒錯
Los Angeles, haha, that's my block too
洛杉磯，哈哈，那也是我的街頭
Oakland, can't forget Oaktown, that's my block for sure
奧克蘭，別忘了奧克蘭，那當然是我的街頭
And all the other blocks around this motherfucker
還有這個混蛋周圍的所有其他街區
Houston, Florida, St. Louis, Tennessee, Miami, Chicago
休斯頓，佛羅里達，聖路易斯，田納西，邁阿密，芝加哥
All y'all niggas stay kicking up dust
你們所有混蛋繼續攪動塵土
Represent the motherfucking block
代表著這個他媽的街區
