HandleLife Story

(Jnat, you know that)
你知道的~
HandleLife Story
掌控人生的故事
Welcome, everybody
歡迎，各位
Yeah
耶
Detention after school 'cause I never followed rules
放學後被拘留是因為我從不遵守規則
Was a good kid at home, so my mama was confused
在家裡是個好孩子，所以我媽媽很困惑
I just wanted shoes, tryna keep up with the crew
我只想要雙新鞋；試圖趕上同夥
How'd y'all get everything new? I'm from the same place as you
我和你來自同樣地方，你身上卻都是新的
Decisions I would choose that could put me in the news
我做了個選擇這會讓我成為焦點
Ever since a juv', I been tryna shake the boys in blue
從少年時代起，我就試著和穿藍色衣服的男孩們握手
I had to handle life before I learned how to shoot
在我學會如何射擊前我必須掌控我的人生
If my daddy ever knew the trouble I'd get into, woo
如果我爸爸知道我會惹上什麼麻煩，嗚
I was just a youth, God, I gotta thank you
我只是個年輕人，上帝，我得謝謝你
Instead of going to jail, they threw a bracelet on my ankle
他們沒有坐牢，而是把手鐲扔在我的腳踝上
And I loved to hoop but didn't have the coach to play for
我喜歡籃球，但沒有教練願意指導我
Everybody knew I kept a handle on the string though
所有人都知道我對人生充滿希望
Waking up my neighbors pretending I'm in the Staples
吵醒鄰居假裝我在斯台普斯中心（NBA洛杉磯湖人隊球館）
A.I. was my favorite, but Kobe showed me what great is
A.I.是我的最愛，但科比向我展示了什麼是偉大
I could really make it if I turn some better grades in
如果我交些好成績的話，我真的能成功
Friends I loved to hang with didn't help me bring no As in
我喜歡和朋友在一起，但他們沒能幫我帶來什麼
And I had to work way harder 'cause I'm Haitian
我必須更加努力工作因為我是海地人
Couldn't stop my hesitation, droppin' thirty on probation
三十歲的緩刑，無法阻止我的猶豫
Coach Kevin from the Blazers helped me change my situation
開拓者隊的凱文教練幫助我改變了現狀
I could've been one of them cases that ain't make it to graduation
我本是成為其中一個無法畢業的人
(Yeah) Mama told me I'm worth it, uh
媽媽說我是夠格的
A lil' pain won't hurt you
輕微的疼痛不會傷害你
I practiced 'til it's perfect
我一直練習到完美
And that's why I deserve it, yeah
所以這些是我應得的，yeah
Kicked outta school in the eighth, said I was a waste of talent
八年級就被學校開除了，說我是浪費人才
Hood kid in suburban school, was a major challenge
郊區學校的胡德孩子，是個大挑戰
Gave 'em thirty, but late for class, that's a burpee
給了他們三十塊，但是上課遲到了，真是個麻煩
I stopped at 7-Eleven to purchase myself a Slurpee
我在711便利店停下來給自己買了一個雪糕
Then ninth grade I'm on the varsity team
九年級的時候我是校隊的
In the starting lineup, that's the start of the dream
在首發陣容中，這是夢想的開始
Parents didn't like me as the star of the scene
父母不喜歡我當明星
Seem like they'd always dim me down when I would partially beam
好像我要射籃的時候他們總是把我弄昏
So tenth grade I tried private school
所以十年級的時候我去了私立學校
Coach ain't really like me, and I ain't really rock with dude
教練不是真的喜歡我，我也沒有被嚇到
I barely played a minute, no sweat in my follicles
我幾乎沒有打一分鐘，沒有流一滴汗
Attitude was changing, temper slightly volatile
態度在變，脾氣稍有波動
I'm on the move again now, school with my friends now
我又開始行動了，和朋友們一起上學
Bussin' to the slums though, boy, I'm with the get down
去貧民窟的巴士，伙計，我跟下去
Back up in my habitat, this where all the action at
回到我的棲息地，所有的行動從這開始
A scholarship to Weber State, then David Stern passed the hat
拿到了韋伯州立大學的獎學金，然後大衛斯特恩遞給了我帽子（被NBA開拓者隊選中）
No cap
沒跟你開玩笑
(Yeah) Mama told me I'm worth it, uh
媽媽說我是夠格的~
A lil' pain won't hurt you
輕微的疼痛不會傷害你
I practiced 'til it's perfect
我一直練習到完美
And that's why I deserve it, yeah
所以這些都是我應得的，yeah
First semester as a freshman, I'm out the hood, what a blessing
作為一名大一新生，我第一學期就出局了，真是一件幸事
You know I can't wait 'til that financial aid check hit
你知道我等不及了
I'm going to the gym way before breakfast
早餐前我要去健身房
No talking to my best friends, I'm working on excellence
沒跟我最好的朋友說話，我在追求卓越
Still ain't get no playing time 'cause they was puttin' Seth in
還是沒有出場時間因為他們把賽斯放進了名單
But Liberty was still winning like Davidson and Stephen
但自由仍然像戴維森和斯蒂芬一樣獲勝
My handles was the best then, pull up and make the net bend
我的控球是最好的，幹拔投籃，空心入網
Coach said, 'You'll never check in if you don't know the Os and Xs'
教練說，“如果你不知道玩井字棋，你就永遠不會登記上場”
I gotta perfect this, flickin' up the left wrist
我要完善這個，彈左手腕
Goin' to the league the only goal that's on my check list
去聯賽是我唯一的目標
Buy Mama a Lexus, matching pearl necklace
給媽媽買輛雷克薩斯，配珍珠項鍊
Either that or it's back to the block playin' Tetris
要么就是回到街區玩俄羅斯方塊
When I hurt the knee, I was still chasin' the dream
當我傷到膝蓋的時候，我還在做夢
Crossover too mean to be a regular breed
Crossover對基本種類太過重要
Instead of makin' the squad, I end up coaching the team, yeah
我不是組建球隊，而是執教球隊，是嗎
Business started boomin', I'm on the phone with Cuban
生意開始繁榮起來，我正在和古巴人通電話
Training out in Dallas, handle life for the Mavericks
在達拉斯訓練，為小牛隊處理生活
Coach still nasty, I was scrimmagin' at practice
教練還是很討厭，我在練習時在混戰
Anything can happen from the couch to the mattress
從沙發到床墊，任何事情都有可能發生
More to the story, I'm just finishing the chap'
更重要的是，我剛說完那傢伙的故事
(Yeah) Mama told me I' m worth it, uh
媽媽說我是夠格的~
A lil' pain won't hurt you
輕微的疼痛不會傷害你
I practiced 'til it's perfect
我一直練習到完美
And that's why I deserve it, yeah
所以這些都是我應得的，yeah