Kita mulai
Once upon a time not long ago
Dahulu kala tidak lama yang lalu
when people wore pajamas and lived life slow
Saat orang memakai piyama dan menjalani hidup dengan lambat
When laws were stern and justice stood
Bila hukum tegas dan adil berdiri
and people were behavin' like they ought ta good
dan orang-orang berperilaku seperti mereka seharusnya baik
There lived a lil' boy who was misled
Di sana tinggal seorang anak kecil yang disesatkan
by anotha lil' boy and this is what he said:
oleh anotha lil ‘boy dan inilah yang dia katakan:
“Me Ya Ty we gonna make sum cash
“Ya Ya Ty kita akan menghasilkan uang tunai
robbin' old folks and makin' tha dash”
robbin ‘orang tua dan makin’ tha dash ‘
They did the job money came with ease
Mereka melakukan uang pekerjaan dengan mudah
but one couldn't stop, it's like he had a disease,
Tapi seseorang tidak bisa berhenti, rasanya seperti penyakit,
He robbed another and another and a sista and her brotha,
Dia merampok yang lain dan yang lain dan sista dan brotha-nya,
tried to rob a man who was a D.T. undercover,
mencoba merampok pria yang sedang menyamar sebagai D.T.,
The cop grabbed his arm, he started acting erratic,
Polisi mencengkeram lengannya, dia mulai berakting tidak menentu,
he said “Keep still, boy, no need for static”,
katanya “Tetap diam, Nak, tidak perlu statis”,
Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap,
Pukulan perutnya dan dia memberinya tamparan,
but little did he know the lil' boy was strapped,
Tapi sedikit yang dia tahu anak laki-laki itu dikeroyok,
The kid pulled out a gun, he said “Why did ya hit me ?”,
Anak itu mengeluarkan pistol, dia berkata “Kenapa ya memukul saya?”,
the barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney,
laras itu dipasang langsung untuk ginjal polisi,
The cop got scared, the kid, he starts to figure,
Polisi itu ketakutan, anak itu, dia mulai membayangkan,
“I'll do years if I pull this trigga”,
“Saya akan melakukan bertahun-tahun jika saya menarik trigga ini”,
So he cold dashed and ran around the block,
Jadi dia dingin berlari dan berlari di sekitar blok,
cop radioes it to another lady cop,
polisi radio itu ke polisi wanita lain,
He ran by a tree, there he saw this sista,
Dia berlari di samping sebatang pohon, di sana dia melihat sista ini,
a shot for the head, he shot back but he missed her,
Tembakan untuk kepala, dia menembak kembali tapi dia merindukannya,
Looked around good and from expectations,
Melihat sekeliling baik dan dari harapan,
so he decided he'd head for the subway stations,
jadi dia memutuskan untuk pergi ke stasiun kereta bawah tanah,
But she was coming and he made a left,
Tapi dia datang dan dia membuat sebuah kiri,
he was runnin' top speed till he was outta breath,
dia berlari kencang sampai dia keluar dari nafas,
Knocked an old man down and swore he killed him,
Mengetuk seorang pria tua dan bersumpah dia membunuhnya,
then he made his move to an abandoned building,
lalu dia pindah ke sebuah bangunan yang ditinggalkan,
Ran up the stairs up to the top floor,
Menaiki tangga ke lantai atas,
opened up the door there, guess who he saw?,
membuka pintu di sana, tebak siapa yang dia lihat?
Dave the dope fiend shootin' dope,
Dave si obat bius senang menembak,
who don't know the meaning of water nor soap,
siapa yang tidak tahu arti air atau sabun,
He said “I need bullets, hurry up, run!”
Dia berkata, “Saya butuh peluru, cepat, lari!”
the dope fiend brought back
Kegilaan obat bius dibawa kembali