《Dear Mama》歌词

[00:00:05] You are appreciated

[00:00:10] 你很珍惜

[00:00:10] When I was young me and my mama had beef

[00:00:13] 那时候我还年轻，母亲还在烹制牛肉

[00:00:13] Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets

[00:00:16] 十七年过去，尘封了的街道

[00:00:16] Though back at the time I never thought I'd see her face

[00:00:19] 蓦然回首，还能否看到她的面孔

[00:00:19] Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place

[00:00:21] 她能取代我母亲的位置吗

[00:00:21] Suspended from school; and scared to go home I was a fool

[00:00:25] 辍学，不归，真傻

[00:00:25] With the big boys breakin all the rules

[00:00:28] 与那些男孩，破坏规矩

[00:00:28] I shed tears with my baby sister

[00:00:30] 在妹妹面前，隐藏着眼泪

[00:00:30] Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids

[00:00:32] 事经多年，家里每况愈下

[00:00:32] And even though we had different daddy's the same drama

[00:00:36] 不同的父亲，同样的悲剧

[00:00:36] When things went wrong we'd blame mama

[00:00:39] 我们还会责怪母亲

[00:00:39] I reminice on the stress I caused it was hell

[00:00:42] 回想那街道，不堪回首

[00:00:42] Huggin on my mama from a jail cell

[00:00:44] 在牢房想拥抱母亲

[00:00:44] And who'd think in elementary

[00:00:47] 还在小学吗

[00:00:47] Heeey I see the penitentiary one day

[00:00:51] 耐心等待吧，总有一天

[00:00:51] And runnin from the police that's right

[00:00:54] 逃狱

[00:00:54] Mama catch me put a whoopin to my backside

[00:00:57] 母亲抓紧我，鞭策那马背

[00:00:57] And even as a crack fiend mama

[00:01:00] 如挚友

[00:01:00] You always was a black queen mama

[00:01:03] 你永远是黑暗皇后

[00:01:03] I finally understand

[00:01:04] 最终我明白

[00:01:04] For a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man

[00:01:08] 一个女人抚育孩子并不容易

[00:01:08] You always was committed

[00:01:09] 你总发誓说

[00:01:09] A poor single mother on welfare tell me how ya did it

[00:01:14] 你如何享受当单身母亲

[00:01:14] There's no way I can pay you back

[00:01:16] 我难以报答你

[00:01:16] But the plan is to show you that I understand

[00:01:19] 可你的痛苦难掩

[00:01:19] You are appreciated

[00:01:20] 你如此珍贵

[00:01:20] Lady

[00:01:22] 女士啊

[00:01:22] Don't cha know we love ya Sweet lady

[00:01:26] 我们都很爱你

[00:01:26] Dear mama

[00:01:28] 亲爱的母亲

[00:01:28] Place no one above ya sweet lady

[00:01:31] 生活就在身边

[00:01:31] You are appreciated

[00:01:33] 你很珍贵

[00:01:33] Don't cha know we love ya

[00:01:37] 我们都很爱你

[00:01:37] Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair

[00:01:39] 大家都知道，这并不公平

[00:01:39] No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there

[00:01:41] 无父爱，无懦弱

[00:01:41] He passed away and I didn't cry cause my anger

[00:01:45] 他离开了，我并没有哭泣，只因愤怒

[00:01:45] Wouldn't let me feel for a stranger

[00:01:48] 他如同我生命中的陌生人

[00:01:48] They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless but all along

[00:01:51] 人们都说我冷血无情

[00:01:51] I was lookin for a father he was gone

[00:01:53] 可当我需要父爱的时候，他不在

[00:01:53] I hung around with the Thugs and even though they sold drugs

[00:01:57] 在暴徒的队列中徘徊，尽管他们做着非法勾当

[00:01:57] They showed a young brother love

[00:01:59] 竭力展示兄弟间的义气

[00:01:59] I moved out and started really hangin

[00:02:01] 我离开了，开始了流浪

[00:02:01] I needed money of my own so I started slangin

[00:02:04] 我身无分文，我开始了咒骂

[00:02:04] I ain't guilty cause even though I sell rocks

[00:02:07] 并没有罪恶感，唱着摇滚乐

[00:02:07] It feels good puttin money in your mailbox

[00:02:10] 金银入袋时感觉如此美好

[00:02:10] I love payin rent when the rent's due

[00:02:13] 按时交租

[00:02:13] I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you

[00:02:16] 赠你一串钻石项链

[00:02:16] Cause when I was low you was there for me

[00:02:18] 我总有你的陪伴

[00:02:18] And never left me alone because you cared for me

[00:02:21] 你如此在乎我，我不会让你孤单

[00:02:21] And I could see you comin home after work late

[00:02:24] 看我早出晚归

[00:02:24] You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate

[00:02:27] 你为我们准备晚餐

[00:02:27] Ya just workin with the scraps you was given

[00:02:30] 处理着生活的琐事

[00:02:30] And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin

[00:02:33] 每日都是感恩节

[00:02:33] But now the road got rough you're alone

[00:02:36] 可如今生活变得窘迫，你将独自面对

[00:02:36] You're tryin to raise two bad kids on your own

[00:02:39] 独自把两个顽童抚养长大

[00:02:39] And there's no way I can pay you back

[00:02:42] 难以报答这份恩情

[00:02:42] But my plan is to show you that I understand

[00:02:44] 可我真的想让你知道这些

[00:02:44] You are appreciated

[00:02:45] 你如此珍贵

[00:02:45] Lady

[00:02:47] 女士

[00:02:47] Don't cha know we love ya Sweet lady

[00:02:51] 我们都很爱你

[00:02:51] Dear mama

[00:02:52] 亲爱的母亲

[00:02:52] Place no one above ya sweet lady

[00:02:56] 生活就在你身边

[00:02:56] You are appreciated

[00:02:57] 你很珍惜

[00:02:57] Don't cha know we love ya

[00:03:02] 我们都很爱你

[00:03:02] Pour out some liquor and I reminsce cause through the drama

[00:03:05] 饮下烈酒，去回忆，尽管这戏剧多变

[00:03:05] I can always depend on my mama

[00:03:07] 我能永远依赖你

[00:03:07] And when it seems that I'm hopeless

[00:03:10] 当我感到绝望时

[00:03:10] You say the words that can get me back in focus

[00:03:13] 你的话能让我回归正途

[00:03:13] When I was sick as a little kid

[00:03:15] 当我弱如孩童时

[00:03:15] To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did

[00:03:18] 你让我无忧

[00:03:18] And all my childhood memories

[00:03:20] 一切有关童年的回忆

[00:03:20] Are full of all the sweet things you did for me

[00:03:25] 珍藏着你与我温馨的故事

[00:03:25] And even though I act craaazy

[00:03:27] 即使我变得无理

[00:03:27] I gotta thank the Lord that you made me

[00:03:30] 感谢上帝赐予我这样的母亲

[00:03:30] There are no words that can express how I feel

[00:03:33] 那些爱，一言难尽

[00:03:33] You never kept a secret always stayed real

[00:03:36] 你总喜欢与我们分享，无所不谈

[00:03:36] And I appreciate how you raised me

[00:03:38] 感谢你，抚育我们

[00:03:38] And all the extra love that you gave me

[00:03:42] 感谢你所有无私的爱

[00:03:42] I wish I could take the pain away

[00:03:44] 愿我能忘却痛苦

[00:03:44] If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day

[00:03:47] 若你能度过黑暗，便能看到光明

[00:03:47] Everything will be alright if ya hold on

[00:03:50] 若你相信，一切都会变好

[00:03:50] It's a struggle everyday gotta roll on

[00:03:53] 每日奋斗，坚持不懈

[00:03:53] And there's no way I can pay you back

[00:03:55] 我难以报答你的爱

[00:03:55] But my plan is to show you that I understand

[00:03:58] 可所有的一切，我已明白

[00:03:58] You are appreciated

[00:04:00] 你如此珍贵

[00:04:00] Lady

[00:04:02] 女啊士

[00:04:02] Don't cha know we love ya Sweet lady

[00:04:05] 我们都很爱你

[00:04:05] Dear mama

[00:04:07] 亲爱的母亲

[00:04:07] Place no one above ya sweet lady

[00:04:11] 生活就在身边

[00:04:11] You are appreciated

[00:04:15] 你很珍惜

[00:04:15] Don't cha know we love ya

[00:04:20] 我们都很爱你