饒舌與對抗 Vol 4：教會我強硬的不是貧窮，是童年〈Life as a Shorty〉

還記得那時我們住在拖車屋裡
Remember, livin' in a trailer
食物都是用微波爐或是電燉鍋做出來的
Cookin' dinner out a Crockpot or we would microwave it
基本上，家裡的電視只有七個頻道可以看
Basic, television same seven stations
從小我要看有線電視只能去鄰居家看
On a twelve-inch, I had to watch cable at the neighbors
等我大一些之後，才知道我家多窮
Didn't know how broke we was 'til I got older
我也從來不知道我有個老爸，直到有天他現身了
Never knew I had a father until he showed up
不知道是怎麼回事，總之他跑來想跟我媽復合
Out the blue, tryin' to get back wit mama
然後一堆繼父也陸續到來，現在有趣了
Stepdad walks in, now here comes the drama
說真的，人還不少
Had a couple of em, to be honest
威廉、史考特這些人負責帶我去買東西
Like William, Scott, they would always take me shoppin'
拉斐與馬克，他們負責帶我去看醫生
Ralphie and Mark, they would take me to the doctor
我一律都叫他們老爸，即使我不是他們親生的
I call em all Daddy even though they didn't have me
其他孩子們總愛以我的衣服取笑我
Kids used to make fun of my clothes
直到有天其中一個被我一拳灌在鼻子上
'til one of em got punched in the nose
看來，我是被逼著要強悍起來
Kinda like I was forced to be tough
一個小孩的童年生活不該這麼硬的，不過，嘿
Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough, but hey

即使我因為年幼的關係
Even though, I'm young and I can't see
無法清楚洞悉這些人事物，看著我吧
The forest from the trees, follow me
而當我長大後，我一定會
And when I'm grown, you know I'm bound to be
成為了不起的黑鬼，看著我吧
The H.N.I.C., follow me
老媽，我沒事的，妳就讓我做我的事
Mama, I'll be alright, just let me do my thing
讓我追逐我的夢，這才是真正的我
Following my dreams, this is me

我愛我的童年生活，除了那些漫天槍火以外
I love my childhood, despite the gunfire
成長在貧民窟裡的我其實很快樂
I was quite happy growin' up in the slums
有很多個老爸並不是甚麼壞事
It wasn't too bad, havin' a few dads
唯一我不喜歡的就是沒錢
The only thing I disliked was not havin' cash
那種手邊只有一兩塊錢的感覺
What I'd give for a couple of bucks
喔，一個小孩的童年生活不該這麼硬的，不過，嘿
Man, life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough, but hey

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