I Can

I know I can
我知道我可以
Be what I wanna be
達成我的夢想
If I work hard at it
如果我努力
Ill be where I wanna be
我會到達我想到的位置
I know I can (I know I can)
我知道我可以
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
達成我的夢想
If I work hard at it (If I work hard it)
如果我努力
Ill be where I wanna be (Ill be where I wanna be)
我會到達我想到的位置
Be, B-Boys and girls, listen up
跳舞的男孩女孩們，聽著
You can be anything in the world, in God we trust
你可以成為這世界上的任何人，在我們深信的上帝指引下
An architect, doctor, maybe an actress
設計師，醫生，或者演員
But nothing comes easy it takes much practice
但是什麼都不簡單，必須要努力練習
Like, I met a woman whos becoming a star
就好像，我遇見過一個正在努力做明星的女人
She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe
她很美麗，帶著人們的敬畏離開了他們
Singing songs, Lina Horn, but the younger version
唱著歌，好像年輕版的Lena Horn
Hung with the wrong person
搭上了錯的人
Gotta astrung when I heard when
讓她染上了海洛因
Cocaine, sniffing up drugs, all in her nose
可卡因吸得她滿鼻子毒品
Coulda died , so young, no looks ugly and old
可能已經死了，這麼年輕，現在卻看起來醜陋蒼老
No fun cause when she reaches for hugs people hold they breath
沒有快樂，當她想擁抱別人的時候人們卻屏住了呼吸
Cause she smells of corrosion and death
因為她聞起來像死亡的腐朽
Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring
小心和你在一起的朋友和你帶來的人
Cause they came to do drugs and you came to sing
因為他們來吸毒的而你是來唱歌的
So if you gonna be the best, Ima tell you how
因此如果你想成為最好的，我告訴你該怎麼做
Put your hands in the air
把手舉在空中
And take the bell
跟我宣誓
I know I can (I know I can)
我知道我可以
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
達成我的夢想
If I work hard at it (If I work hard it)
如果我努力
Ill be where I wanna be (Ill be where I wanna be)
我會到達我想到的位置
I know I can (I know I can)
我知道我可以
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
達成我的夢想
If I work hard at it ( If I work hard it)
如果我努力
Ill be where I wanna be (Ill be where I wanna be)
我會到達我想到的位置
Be, B-Boys and girls, listen again
跳舞的男孩女孩們，再聽著
This is for grown looking girls whos only ten
這是給那些十歲就看起來成熟的女孩們聽
The ones who watch videos and do what they see
那些在電視中看到什麼就學什麼的孩子們
As cute as can be, up in the club with fake ID
盡可能的可愛，用假身份證去酒吧里瘋
Careful, fore you meet a man with HIV
小心了，在你碰到一個有愛滋的男人之前
You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey
你可以像Oprah Winfrey一樣主持電視節目
Whatever you decide, be careful, some men be
不管你決定了什麼，要小心謹慎，有些人可能是
Rapists, so act your age, dont pretend to be
不懷好意，那麼說出你的年齡，不要假裝得
Older than you are, give yourself time to grow
比你實際年齡大，給你自己的成長一點時間
You thinking he can give you wealth, but so
你認為他能夠給你帶來財富，可是呢
Young boys, you can use a lot of help, you know
年輕的男孩們，你們可以幫上很大的忙，你們知道
You thinkin lifes all about smokin weed and ice
你們以為你們的人生只是抽煙喝酒
You dont wanna be my age and cant read and right
你不會想長到了我這麼大還不會讀書寫字吧
Begging different women for a place to sleep at night
到處像女人求救來找個住宿的地方
Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish
聰明的男孩們會成長為真正的男人做他們想做的
If you believe you can achieve, then say it like this
如果你相信你可以，那麼跟我說
I know I can (I know I can)
我知道我可以
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
達成我的夢想
If I work hard at it (If I work hard it)
如果我努力
Ill be where I wanna be (Ill be where I wanna be)
我會到達我想到的位置
I know I can (I know I can)
我知道我可以
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
達成我的夢想
If I work hard at it (If I work hard it)
如果我努力
Ill be where I wanna be (Ill be where I wanna be)
我會到達我想到的位置
Be, be, fore we came to this country
在我來到這個國度之前
We were kings and queens, never porch monkeys
我們是國王和皇后，而不是黑傭
It was empires in Africa called Kush
那是個在非洲叫做庫什的帝國(即古埃及歷史上所稱的「努比亞」Nubia）
Timbuktu, where every race came to get books
廷巴克圖，在哪每次比賽都被記錄成為歷史
To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans
向黑人老師學習他們曾教過希臘人和羅馬人
Asian Arabs and gave them gold when
亞洲人，阿拉伯人，給他們黃金，而當
Gold was converted to money it all changed
黃金變換成了錢一切都變了
Money then became empowerment for Europeans
錢成了歐洲人的特權
The Persian military invaded
波斯的軍隊入侵
They learned about the gold, the teachings and everything sacred
他們聽說了黃金，教義和所有神聖的東西
Africa was almost robbed naked
非洲幾乎被洗劫一空
Slavery was money, so they began making slave ships
奴隸制可以賺錢，於是他們開始建造販賣奴隸的船
Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went
埃及就是亞歷山大大帝所去的地方
He was so shocked at the mountains with black faces
他被人山人海的黑奴所震驚了
Shot up they nose to impose what basically
打掉了他們的鼻子開始徵稅
Still goes on today, you see?
這到今天還在繼續，對吧
If the truth is told, the youth can grow
如果知道了真相，那麼你就可以成
They learn to survive until they gain control
然後學會生存直到他們得到了控制
Nobody says you have to be gangstas,hoes
沒人說你必須做一個幫派分子或者妓女
Read more learn more, change the globe
多讀書多學習，改變世界
Ghetto children, do your thing
窮區的孩子們，做你們該做的事
Hold your head up, little man, youre a king
抬起你的頭，小男子漢，你就是國王
Young Prince thats when you get your wedding ring
年輕的公主當你戴起你的結婚戒指
Your man is saying Shes my queen
你的男人會說，她是我的女王
I know I can (I know I can)
我知道我可以
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
達成我的夢想
If I work hard at it (If I work hard it)
如果我努力
Ill be where I wanna be (Ill be where I wanna be)
我會到達我想到的位置
I know I can (I know I can)
我知道我可以
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
達成我的夢想
If I work hard at it (If I work hard it)
如果我努力
Ill be where I wanna be (Ill be where I wanna be)
我會到達我想到的位置
Save the music yall, save the music yall
拯救這音樂拯救這音樂
Save the music yall, save the music yall
拯救這音樂拯救這音樂
Save the music
拯救這音樂