Durkio told me he been on some positive shit, yeah, yeah
Lil Durk 曾经告诉我他想向人们传递正能量
Lately, I just wanna show up and body some shit, yeah, yeah
最近我只想出现在不同的歌曲中 尽显锋芒
Always been a lil' mathematician, lately, it's cash I'm gettin'
我在搞钱这方面一直像个数学家一样 最近又有一笔钱进账
Got me losin' count of these bags, I've been movin' too fast
我已经数不清到底有多少美金了 我数钞票的动作实在太快
Hard times don't last, 'member when cops harassed
艰难困苦的岁月从不会长久 至今仍记得被警察追缉的场景
Talkin' out my ass, boy, you ain't shit but a bitch with a badge
随你在背后说我坏话 除了你的警徽之外你一无是处
All my life (All my life)
我这一生
They been tryin' to keep me down (They been tryna keep me down)
总有人企图把我彻底击垮
All this time (All this time)
一直以来
Never thought I would make it out (Never thought I'd make it out)
从没想过我有一天能获得成功
They couldn't break me, they couldn't break mе (No, no)
他们永远无法打倒我
They couldn't take me, thеy couldn't take me (No)
他们永远夺不走我拥有的一切
All my life (All my life)
我这一生
They been tryin' to keep me down (They been tryna keep me down)
总有人企图把我彻底击垮
I decided I had to finish
我决定我必须完成我的使命
But the media called me a menace
但媒体将我称作威胁
I done sat with the mayor and politicians, I'm tryna change the image
我已经和市长和政客坐下来对谈 我想彻底改变自己的形象（今年5月，Lil durk与芝加哥新任市长坐下来讨论他参与低收入社区儿童抚养的方式）
You can't blame my past no more, I come from the trenches
你不能再责怪我的过去 我出身于无情的街区
Some said I'd never be a superstar, but I know I'm different (No, no, no)
有人说我永远不会成为巨星 但我知道我与众不同
I'm The Voice, but the system ain't give me a choice
我本手握着发言权 但这体制没有给我选择的余地
Know some people that's still unemployed
我知道有些人还没有被部署
I know a felon who tryna get FOID
我知道有重罪犯想得到持鎗的身份证明
Child support your only support
子女抚养费是你拼搏路上唯一的驱动力
For a visit, I'm goin' through courts
为了探视即将受审的兄弟们 我要出现在法庭上
Went to jail, they was chainin' me up
我进了监狱 他们将我用锁链束缚住
And you know that I'm famous as ****
你也知道我名声远扬
See how you gon' joke about stimulus?
看你怎么拿刺激来开玩笑
But they really had came in the clutch
但他们确实是在关键时刻帮助你
I know some kids wanna hurt theyself
我知道有些孩子悲观厌世 总想自残
Stop tryna take drugs, I refer to myself
别再碰那些东西了 我在跟我自己说
Tryna better myself, tryna better my health but
我想让自己更好 让自己更健康 但是
All my life (All my life)
我这一生
They been tryin' to keep me down (They been tryna keep me down)
总有人企图把我彻底击垮
All this time (All this time)
一直以来
Never thought I would make it out (Never thought I'd make it out)
从没想过我有一天能获得成功
They couldn't break me, they couldn't break me (No, no)
他们永远无法打倒我
They couldn't take me, they couldn't take me (No)
他们永远夺不走我拥有的一切
All my life (All my life)
我这一生
They been tryin' to keep me down (They been tryna keep me down, yeah)
总有人企图把我彻底击垮
First-generation ghetto nigga
平民窟出身的第一代黑人
Cole world, hello niggas
你好 欢迎来到Cole World（这是对他的首张专辑“Cole World：The Sideline Story”的引用）
Made it out the city with my head on straight
我挺直身子走出了这座城市
Niggas keep shootin' up the lead out
街区的鎗手们不断交火
Young Jordan Peele, gotta get out
吾乃年轻的Jordan Peele 冲出重围（引用导演编剧乔丹皮尔的导演首秀《get out》）
And the shit that I spit out
但从我口中吐出的每一个辞藻
Is a cheat code like I'm facin' a RICO
都像一个作弊码 如同我面对的是一个RICO案件
And how a nigga put a hit out
以及我如何反击（这里的hit也有热单的意思，指J.Cole连续发行热门歌曲）
And another one, and, and another one
我不怕再来几个案件缠身
I got like a hundred of 'em
我就像经历过上百个案件
'Bout to lap niggas so they think they ahead of me
我要去追上他们 让他们试图赶上他
But I'm really in front of them
但我已经套了他们一圈
Now some of them fumblin' they bags
现在他们中的一些人已经破产 他们还在摸索他们的袋子还有没有钱
****in' up the little crumbs that they had
把他们能卖的东西全在Little Crumbs寄卖店卖了
A reminder to humble yourself
我提醒你要谦虚
This shit could be gone in an instant
成功可能转瞬即逝
Me, I'm runnin' long distance, all pistons firin'
而我的人生长跑还要好长一段路
I been stuck between maybe retirin'
我努力打拼 就像所有的活塞全部启动
And feelin' like I'm just not hittin' my prime
我还在”自己要不要退休“和“感觉自己还没有达到巅峰”之间左右为难
These days seein' rappers be dyin'
这段时间目睹许多说唱歌手离开人世
Way before they even gettin' they shine
他们在闪耀光芒之前就已经没落了
I never even heard of lil' buddy
我从来没听说过那哥们姓甚名谁
'Til somebody murdered lil' buddy
直到新闻上播报他的噩耗
Now I'm on the phone, searchin' lil' buddy name
现在我在网上搜索着这位可怜孩子的名字
Got to playin' his tunes
他们整天在我房间里放着他的曲子
All day in my room, thinkin', "Damn
让我烦不胜烦
This shit wicked, to get they name buzzin'
我心想 “为了让他们被世人所知晓
Some niggas just gotta go lay in a tomb"
他们只能躺在坟墓里 这事也太离谱了”
And media thirsty for clicks
毕竟媒体也渴望点击量
I got a new rule
我制定了一个新规矩
If you ain't never posted a rapper when he was alive
如果你没在某位说唱歌手活着的时候关注过他
You can't post about him after he get hit
那么你就没资格在他出事后再用他的名字到处博取流量
It's simple, it's the principle
这不难理解 这就是原则
On any tempo, I'm invincible
在任何歌曲伴奏下 我的发挥都势不可挡
Don't even rap, I just vent to you
我没在说唱 我只是在对你发泄
I rather that than an interview most days
我宁愿这样也不愿接受那些采访
**** 'em all like I'm goin' through a ho phase
我都不愿意鸟他们 就像我正在经历一个阶段
Young nigga shoot out the whip like road rage
他们像路怒一样疯狂冲着汽车射击
I pray all of my dawgs stay so paid
我祈祷我所有的兄弟们都能赚到盆满钵满
And the only thing that kill 'em is old age
唯一能夺走他们生命的 只有无疾而终
All my life (All my life)
我这一生
They been tryin' to keep me down (They been tryna keep me down)
总有人企图把我彻底击垮
All this time (All this time)
一直以来
Never thought I would make it out (Never thought I'd make it out)
从没想过我有一天能获得成功
They couldn't break me, they couldn't break me (No, no)
他们永远无法打倒我
They couldn't take me, they couldn't take me (No)
他们永远夺不走我拥有的一切
All my life (All my life)
我这一生
They been tryin' to keep me down (They been tryna keep me down)
总有人企图把我彻底击垮