1980

They say that everything you go through in life
他們說你生命中遇到的每一件事
Its what you become
都成就了你
If thats the case yeah
如果是這樣的話
Im becoming number 1
我將努力成為第一名
Listen
聽好了
Its Estelle
我是Estelle
Yo yo
喲喲
I grew up in the 1980s
我在1980年代長大
In a four bedroom house
在一個有四間臥室的房子裡
My family, my grandma,
我的家庭成員有我的祖母
Three or four aunties
三四個阿姨
Uncles and brothers
叔叔和兄弟們
In and out of prison daily
進出監獄是家常便飯
At certain times when there was no heat
有時候家裡沒有暖氣
We stay under covers
我們蜷縮在被褥下
There was life like u never seen
這樣的生活你們從未見過
Grandma taking extra people in
祖母帶著陌生人進入
Come dinner time it was tippin 18
直到快晚上6點才吃完飯
Boil a big pot of water on the stove to take a bath
在煤氣灶上煮一大鍋水用來洗澡
Rub my face with olive oil
我用橄欖油抹臉
All my mates used to laugh
我的所有朋友都曾經嘲笑我
All my cousins moved out and we all got divided
我的所有表兄弟姐妹全都搬了出去，我們都分開了
As i started to get older I seen God providing
當我逐漸長大我看見上帝的恩賜
Ive seen 50 pound last 3 months solid
50磅足以支撐我3個月的生活
I got my first pair of Nikes we were still eating porridge
我得到了第一雙耐克但我們仍在每天喝粥
Me and my cousin used to play Mel and Kim practising dancin
我和兄弟姐妹過去常模仿明星Mel and Kim 並練習舞蹈
Coming down the stairs and ting
不小心滾下樓梯叮噹作響
I touched Africa and came back darker
我出碰到了非洲皮膚更加黝黑
Knowing myself, feeling my roots a little bit harder
了解了自己感到自己的根基變得紮實了一點
1980 Year that God made me
1980這一年上帝創造了我
89 I started to get by
89年我開始經營生活
99 I startedto write rhymes
99年我開始寫歌
Walk with me reminisce my life
與我生命的回憶並肩同行
1980 Year that God made me
1980這一年上帝創造了我
89 I started to get by
89年我開始經營生活
99 I started to write rhymes
99年我開始寫歌
Walk with me reminisce my life
與我生命的回憶並肩同行
So then we moved up
隨後我們繼續前行
I thought I was the Fresh Prince
我認為我是新晉貴族
Dynasty was re-runs and Dallas was faded
朝代更迭達拉斯衰落
With three beds this time and six kids still
但仍過著六個孩子擠三張床的生活
We got a doggy that dog loved to ****
我們得到了一隻小狗牠喜歡
My brother got his first pair of LA gears
我的兄弟得到了他的第一套裝備
He thought they were to take pictures of instead of wear
他認為那是用來拍照的不是用來穿的
I started hanging out and my jeans got tighter
我開始穿上緊身牛仔褲出去遊玩
My weird neighbors set their own house on fire
我的奇怪鄰居把自己的房屋弄著火了
Church was all day every day and every week
教堂從早到晚每週都開放
Thats where i learned how to sing
那是我學會唱歌的地方
Hearing that pastor preach
聽著牧師佈道
Benediction was all we went for
渴望恩賜是我們去教堂的唯一動力
So we could run home and play Connect 4
這樣我們可以沖回家玩Connect4遊戲
Mum worked late and we learnt to cook
母親工作到很晚所以我們學著做菜
Rice peas chicken and stew pea soup
米飯豌豆雞肉燉豌豆湯
In the room watching Kung-Fu films and Cleopatra Joans
在房間裡看功夫電影和埃及豔后
Wishing we were Cosby kids and the match stick girls
幻想著我們是科斯比的孩童和賣火柴的小女孩
1980 Year that God made me
1980這一年上帝創造了我
89 I started to get by
89年我開始經營生活
99 I started to write rhymes
99年我開始寫歌
Walk with me reminisce my life
與我生命的回憶並肩同行
1980 Year that God made me
1980這一年上帝創造了我
89I started to get by
89年我開始經營生活
99 I started to write rhymes
99年我開始寫歌
Walk with me reminisce my life
與我生命的回憶並肩同行
The man downstairs was dead for three weeks
住樓下的男人過世三週了
His own cat started eating him
他的貓開始吃他
The house starts to wreak
房子遭到破壞
Thats when we moved out
這時我們搬走了
And our house was bigger
我們的新房子更大
We had a large garage and the attic was killer
我們有一個大車庫和一個閣樓
We used to pray for three hours in the mornin
我們曾早上做三小時的禱告
Sitting on the school bus
坐在校車上
Believe we was yawning
我們大概是在打哈欠吧
All our hair was stuck down to our foreheads
頭髮粘在腦門上
Jam and spritz, durags and pin curls yes
果醬和餅乾頭飾和復古捲髮棒呆了
***y boys walking round showing interest
男生們饒有興致地徘徊在旁
In what I dont know cause we all had flat chests
不知為何我們都平胸
Dont think we never mastered the Kidn Play steps
別以為我們一直很遜色
Doing what for days in the boggle yep
常常猶豫地做事
But this is just the beginning of my life right,
但我的生活剛剛開始
Nine kids a house and one life time
九個孩子擠在一間房只擁有一次生命
Yo, the beginning of my life right
喲這是我生活的開始對吧
Nine kids a house in one life time
九個孩子擠在一間房只擁有一次生命
1980 Year that God made me
1980這一年上帝創造了我
89 I started to get by
89年我開始經營生活
99 I started to write rhymes
99年我開始自己寫歌
Walk with me reminisce my life
與我的生命的回憶並肩同行
1980 Year that God made me
1980這一年上帝創造了我
89 I started to get by
89年我開始經營生活
99 I started to write rhymes
99年我開始自己寫歌
Walk with me reminisce my life
與我的生命的回憶並肩同行