Dear Mama

You are appreciated
感谢您，我的妈妈！
When I was young me and my mama had beef
在我小的时候，我和妈妈经常都会有争吵
Seventeen years old kicked out on the streets
17岁就被我妈赶出家门了
Though back at the time, I never thought I'd see her face
回想起那时候，我从未想过能够再见到我妈妈
Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place
但是，在这世上没有一个女人能够取代我妈妈
Suspended from school and scared to go home, I was a fool
那时的我就是一个笨蛋，被迫辍学，却害怕回家
with the big boys breakin all the rules
跟一帮大男孩玩在一起，从不守规矩
I shed tears with my baby sister
有时候我会和妹妹一起流泪
Over the years we was poorer than the other little kids
这么多年以来我们都比其他小孩更可怜
And even though we had different daddy's, the same drama
虽然我和我妹妹不是同一个爸爸生的，但生活同样悲剧
When things went wrong we'd blame mama
当不如意的事情发生，我们就会责怪妈妈
I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell
我回忆起当时闯下的祸，简直想地狱一样
Huggin on my mama from a jail cell
我从牢房里头隔着铁门抱着我妈妈
And who'd think in elementary?
而且谁会从这些基本的想到呢？
Heeey! I see the penitentiary, one day
hey! 我看到了监狱，于是又一天
And runnin from the police, that's right
我逃避着警察的追捕，但你想得没错，
Mama catch me, put a whoopin to my backside
妈妈捉住了我，一拳打到我后背上
And even as a crack fiend, mama
妈妈虽然是一个瘾君子
You always was a black queen, mama
但她永远是我的黑皇后
I finally understand
我终于明白
for a woman it ain't easy tryin to raise a man
对于一个女人来说，把小孩养大成人实属不易
You always was committed
你经常无私奉献，承担义务
A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it
你告诉我，对于一个接受救济的单亲妈妈，你是怎么做到的
There's no way I can pay you back
我知道我永远无法回报您
But the plan is to show you that I understand
但是我是想让你明白
You are appreciated
我非常感激您！
Lady...
夫人
Don't cha know we love ya? Sweet lady
难道你不知道我们都很爱你吗？亲爱的夫人
Dear mama
亲爱的妈妈，
Place no one above ya, sweet lady
没有人能够取代您的地位
You are appreciated
我们永远都感激您！
Don't cha know we love ya?
难道你不知道我们都很爱你吗？亲爱的女人
Now ain't nobody tell us it was fair
直到现在这一切对我们来说都是不公平的
No love from my daddy cause the coward wasn't there
我从未在我爸那得到一点的爱因为那个懦夫一直都不在
He passed away and I didn't cry, cause my anger
直到他去世的那一天我都没有哭，因为我的愤怒
wouldn't let me feel for a stranger
不允许我对一个陌生人动情
They say I'm wrong and I'm heartless, but all along
他们说我这样做不对又说我没心没肺，但一直以来
I was lookin for a father he was gone
我一直都在寻找一个根本不存在的父亲
I hung around with the Thugs, and even though they sold drugs
于是我经常和小混混一起混，虽然他们贩卖那个
They showed a young brother love
但他们给了我爱
I moved out and started really hangin
我搬了出去真正跟他们混在一起
I needed money of my own so I started slangin
我需要钱，所以我开始了**
I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks
我没感到罪恶感，因为即使我卖那个
It feels good puttin money in your mailbox
但当我把钱塞进妈妈的信箱时那感觉很好
I love payin rent when the rent's due
我喜欢在你房子到期时帮你付房租
I hope ya got the diamond necklace that I sent to you
我希望你收到我送给你的钻石项链
Cause when I was low you was there for me
因为每当我在低谷时你总是在守护着我
And never left me alone because you cared for me
而且从未离开我，因为你关心我
And I could see you comin home after work late
我仿佛能看到每天深夜你下班回家
You're in the kitchen tryin to fix us a hot plate
你在厨房给我们做了暖烘烘的食物
Ya just workin with the scraps you was given
你在有限的碎片中
And mama made miracles every Thanksgivin
创造出无限的奇迹，在每一个感恩节
But now the road got rough, you're alone
但路越来越难走，而且你只有一个人
You're tryin to raise two bad kids on your own
你一个人想尽办法去抚养你的两个不听话的孩子
And there's no way I can pay you back
这一切我都无法回报您
But my plan is to show you that I understand
但是我希望你明白
You are appreciated
我们非常感激您！
Lady...
夫人
Don't cha know we love ya? Sweet lady
难道你不知道我们都很爱你吗？亲爱的夫人
Dear mama
亲爱的妈妈，
Place no one above ya, sweet lady
没有人能够取代您的地位
You are appreciated
我们非常感激您！
Don't cha know we love ya?
难道您不知道我们都很爱你吗？
Pour out some liquor and I reminsce, cause through the drama
往杯子倒了点酒，我开始回忆，每次遇到苦难
I can always depend on my mama
妈妈总是那个可以给我依靠的人
And when it seems that I'm hopeless
每当我感到绝望的时候
You say the words that can get me back in focus
你说的话总能够使我想通
When I was sick as a little kid
而当我生病像一个小孩时
To keep me happy there's no limit to the things you did
你为了哄我开心你可以做任何任何事情
And all my childhood memories
而这我所有的童年回忆
Are full of all the sweet things you did for me
都充织着你为我做的甜美的事情
And even though I act craaazy
即使我的行为非常疯狂
I gotta thank the Lord that you made me
但我仍要感谢您为我创造的上帝
There are no words that can express how I feel
言语难以表达我现在的感受
You never kept a secret, always stayed real
您从不对我保有秘密，你永远都是那么率真
And I appreciate, how you raised me
我非常感谢您养育了我
And all the extra love that you gave me
和感谢所有你给我的额外的爱
I wish I could take the pain away
我真希望我能够移除您您的痛苦
If you can make it through the night there's a brighter day
如果您能挺过黑夜，明日将更灿烂
Everything will be alright if ya hold on
只要坚持住，所有事情都会变好
It's a struggle everyday, gotta roll on
虽然每天都有痛苦挣扎，但仍需继续前行
And there's no way I can pay you back
我没办法汇报您对我的厚爱
But my plan is to show you that I understand
但我只想让你明白
You are appreciated
我非常感谢您！
Lady...
夫人
Don't cha know we love ya? Sweet lady
难道你不知道我们都很爱你吗？亲爱的夫人
Dear mama
亲爱的妈妈，
Place no one above ya, sweet lady
没有人能够取代您的地位
You are appreciated
我非常感谢您！
Don't cha know we love ya?
难道你不知道我们都很爱你吗？