Life's A Bitch

Aiyyo, wassup wassup let's keep it real son
嘿，怎麼樣？怎麼樣？讓我們保持真實，伙計
Count this money, yaknowhatI'msayin?
先數數錢，懂我意思嗎？
Yea yea
好的，好的
Aiyyo, put the Grant's over there in the safe yaknowhatI'msayin?
嘿，把那百元大鈔好好地放到這邊來，懂我意思嗎？
Yea yea
好的
Cause we spendin these Jackson's
因為我們只花這些面值二十的美鈔
The Washington's go to wifey, you know how that go
這些總統太引人注目了，你知道這是為什麼
I'm sayin, that's what this is all about right?
我說，這就是我們生活的全部了，是嗎？
Clothes, bankrolls, and hoes yaknowhatI'msayin?
衣服，票子和女人，懂我意思嗎？
Visualizin the realism of life and actuality
讓我們把生活的現實主義和現實都形象化
Fuck who's the baddest a person's status depends on salary
去TMD根據薪水而把人分等，這是最壞的價值觀
And my mentality is, money orientated I'm destined to live
但我的心思還是一切向錢看
the dream for all my peeps who never made it cause yeah ,
我注定要過著其他人無法實現的夢中生活
we were beginners in the hood as five percenters But somethin
因為，是的，我們在街頭都是“5%”組織的首創者
must of got in us cause all of us turned to sinners Now some,
但是必須得有所準備，因為我們所有人都會因此變成罪人
restin in peace and some are sittin in San Quentin Others such
現在我們中的一些與世長辭，還有一些正在監獄服刑
as myself are tryin to carry on tradition Keepin the schwepervesence
保持著街頭成功的法則，我們擁有貧民窟的精華
street ghetto essence inside us Cause it provides us with the
它給予我們特有的洞察力，我們憑藉它指導生活
proper insight to guide us Even though, we know somehow we
儘管，我們都知道無論如何人固有一死
all gotta go but as long as we leavin thievin we'll be leavin
但是只要我們還在幹這非法的勾當，我們就能一直賺錢
with some kind of dough so, and to that day we expire and
所以，到我們嚥氣，被焚燒化為氣體的那一天
turn to vapors me andmy capers-ll be somewhere stackin plenty
我和我的哥們儿還會在某處把錢高高壘砌
papers Keepin it real, packin steel, gettin high
保持真實，帶著槍，及時行樂
Cause life's a bitch and then you die
因為你不會知道自己什麼時候會離開人世
Life's a bitch and then you die;
生活是個婊子，最後你都會死去
that's why we get high Cause you never know
因為你不會知道自己什麼時候會離開人世
when you're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die;
生活是個婊子，最後你都會死去
that's why we puff lye Cause you never know when
因為你不會知道自己什麼時候會離開人世
you're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die;
生活是個婊子，最後你都會死去
that's why we get high Cause you never know when
這就是我們及時行樂的原因因為你不會知道自己什麼時候會離開人世
you' re gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die;
生活是個婊子，最後你都會死去
that's why we puff lye
那就是我們抽葉子的原因
Cause you never know when you 're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die
因為你不會知道自己什麼時候會離開人世生活是個婊子，最後你都會死去
I woke up early on my born day, I'm twenty years
在我生日的那天我早早地醒來，我已經在禱告中度過了20年
of blessing The essence of adolescent leaves my
我仍然保持著年輕人的活力，感覺到神清氣爽
body now I'm fresh in My physical frame is celebrated
我的名聲家喻戶曉，因為我成功了
cause I made it One quarter through life some God-ly
在我這四分之一的人生中，看到一些東西正被造物主創造
like thing created Got rhymes 365 days annual plus
一年365天我都在用寫詞，而且我也會
some Load up the mic and bust one, cuss while I puffs
裝上麥克風，來上一段即興說唱，咒罵是我換氣的方式
from my skull cause it's pain in my brain vein money
那些拜金主義壓得我大腦的血管生疼
maintain Don't go against the grain simple and plain
別和簡單與朴素背道而馳
When I was young at this I used to do my thing hard
當我還這麼年輕的時候，我曾經艱難度日
Robbin foreigners take they wallets they jewels and rip
搶走外國人的錢包和珠寶，然後撕碎他們的綠卡
they green cards Dipped to the projects flashin my quick
投身到讓我能快速賺錢的行當
cash and got my first piece of ass smokin blunts with
然後我抽到了生平第一口葉子
hash Now it's all about cash in abundance, niggaz I
現在大家賺足了鈔票，曾經的伙計都過著
used to run with is rich or doin years in the hundreds
富有的生活或者就整天和百元大鈔打交道
I switched my motto -- instead of sayin fuck tomorrow
於是我把我的座右銘改成了“去TMD明天”
That buck that bought a bottle could've struck the
用一元錢買了一個瓶子，而不是去買樂透
lotto Once I stood on the block, loose cracks produce
然後我站在街頭，看著隨著可卡因賣出而不斷變多的鈔票
stacks I cooked up and cut small pieces to get my loot
我調製好了之後，切下一小塊就能賺到不少錢
back Time is Illmatic keep static like wool fabric
我用這種超屌理論發聲，讓這個時代像帶有靜電的毛織物一樣劈啪作響
Pack a four-matic that crack your whole cabbage
用這複雜的理論衝擊著你們的大腦