Kelas tiga, singin Star Spandled Banner
Using proper manners, learned to handle anger
Menggunakan sopan santun, belajar menangani kemarahan
Animal behavior
Perilaku binatang
Later on my block rockin wit my jocks on
Kemudian di blok saya rockin wit atlet saya pada
Eating Bon Ton cheese popcorn, hummin a KISS rock song
Makan Bon Ton keju popcorn, hummin sebuah lagu rock KISS
Socks long to my knees
Kaus kaki panjang berlutut
Summer breeze runnin through the leaves
Angin musim panas meluncur melewati dedaunan
Playin freeze tag, can I stay out, please dad?
Tag freeze playin, bisakah saya tinggal di luar, tolong ayah?
Can I hang wit my little gang out?
Bisakah saya bergaul dengan geng kecil saya?
Hearin shots rang out, heard my moms call my name out
Terdengar tembakan terdengar, mendengar ibuku memanggil namaku keluar
Come upstairs, run up stairs
Naik ke atas, berlari menaiki tangga
Take a bath, shit stained underwears
Mandi, kenakan celana dalam bernoda
Wipe yourself wit paper
Usap kertas wit Anda sendiri
Bad little ass in my bed at 8:30
Keledai kecil di tempat tidurku jam 8:30
Wash my plate, ate dinner up late
Cuci piring saya, makan malam sampai larut malam
Gazing at the wall, prayin basketball
Menatap dinding, basket sholat
Was my future for this young one
Apakah masa depanku untuk si muda ini?
Hooping in the sun, proud to be where I come from
Berputar di bawah sinar matahari, bangga berada di tempat asalku
Later shootin guns fantasizing
Senapan shootin kemudian berkhayal
Fascinated by gold rope chains
Terpikat oleh rantai tali emas
Looking back at my hood days but things ain't change
Melihat ke belakang pada hari-hari hood saya tapi hal-hal tidak berubah
*all Nas samples* 2x
* semua sampel Nas * 2x
“Nasty-Nasty-Nasty Nas is a rebel to America”
“Nasty-Nasty-Nasty Nas adalah pemberontak ke Amerika”
“Lyrical professor, keep ya under pressure”
“Profesor liris, tetap ya di bawah tekanan”
“It's like that, you know it's like that”
“Seperti itu, Anda tahu itu seperti itu”
“Nas-Nas'll catch wreck”, “You got the mad fat fluid”
“Nas-Nas akan mengalami kecelakaan”, “Anda mendapat cairan lemak gila”
Bumpy Johnson style, old timers, crocodile shoes
Gaya Bumpy Johnson, timer lama, sepatu buaya
Pinky rings, bank robbers wit two's, boss of wild crews
Cincin pinky, perampok bank dengan dua orang, bos kru liar
Slacks overlapsed, apple jack hats, quarter field coats
Lendir overlaps, topi jack apel, mantel lapangan kuartal
Cadillacs wit white walls and chrome wheel spokes
Cadillac dengan dinding putih dan kisi-kisi roda krom
They was organizing, investing in a piece of the hood
Mereka mengorganisir, berinvestasi di sebongkah kap mesin
They had drugs, bettin numbers, police understood
Mereka punya obat bius, angka bettin, polisi mengerti
They played the Cotton Club, red carpet, hoes on they arm
Mereka memainkan Cotton Club, karpet merah, cangkul pada lengan mereka
Plush minks, pimped out gangstas, civil rights wasn't won
Plush minks, mucikari gangstas, hak sipil tidak dimenangkan
E'ry Christmas they was Santa Claus
Semoga Natal mereka adalah Santa Claus
Nixon was the anti-christ
Nixon adalah anti-kristus
Bitches ass was bigger than sniffin nose candy white
Bitches ass lebih besar dari sniffin nose candy white
Listenin to Malcom speak, talcum powder shaving cream
Dengarkan Malcom bicara, krim cukur bedak
Layin back, barber chair, straight razor clean
Letakkan kembali, kursi tukang cukur, pisau cukur lurus bersih
Babies is born, big families started to blossom
Bayi lahir, keluarga besar mulai mekar
Mad people just applied for apartments and got em
Orang gila hanya melamar apartemen dan mendapatkan mereka
Used to be rules to this game of hustlers and dealers
Dulu menjadi aturan untuk game ini dari para penipu dan dealer
From tommy guns to
Dari tommy guns to