Yellow Brick Road

What we have to do is deal with it when these idividuals are young enough.
我們要做的，就是趁這些孩子還年輕就解決這些問題（這段話來自美國反誹謗聯盟Morris Casuto發言的錄音）
if you will, to be saved, not in a religious sense
如果你能被解救，我不是指宗教意義上的救贖
but not to constitute what this country at times calls their throwaway children.
不要再讓這些孩子繼續一次次被國家'拋棄'
We seem to be approaching an age of the gross.
我們似乎處在了一個令人厭惡的年代
We all have this idea that we should move up a little bit from our parents nation
我們應該跟我們的父母稍微拉開距離
and each generation should do a little bit better.
每一代人都應該比上一代有所進步
Come on, lets cut the bullshit enough
好了，直切正題，讓我們少說廢話
Lets get it started, lets start addressing this issue and open it up
讓我們開始，直接開門見山談論這個事情
Lets take this shit back to the basement
讓我們回到地下室（Bassmint Productions是Em第一個加入的團隊，在地下室錄製歌曲）
And we can disscuss statements thats made on this tape
來談論那盤磁帶上惹爭議的言論（Source雜誌曝光了Em16歲錄的一盤含有種族歧視言論的磁帶《Foolish Pride》）
And its whole origin of the music that we all know and love
這是我音樂的起步，是你們今天都享受的音樂的起點
The music that we all enjoy the music you all accuse me of tryna destroy
也是他們想拿來毀滅我的樂曲
Lets rewind it to 89 when I was a boy on the east side of Detroit
讓我們回到1989年，我還只是個住在東底特律的青少年
Crossin 8 Mile in the border in the hate territory
在穿過8 Mile路的貧瘠Warren
Id like to share a story,
讓我來給你們講述這個故事
this is my story and cant no body tell it for me
這是我的人生，只有我才有權力敘述
You have well-informed me, I am well aware that I dont belong here
你們費盡心思告訴我，我早就深知我根本不屬於這裡（基本算是在黑人區長大，背黑人種族歧視；也指他涉足黑人的rap）
Youve made that perfectly clear,
你們表示的太清楚了
I get my ass kicked damn near everywhere
我去哪兒都要被人斜眼鄙視被揍（Em從小就被到處欺凌）
From Bel-Air shopping center just for stopping in there
就算只是逛逛Bel-Aire超市中心
From the black side all the way to the white side
不論我是出現在黑人區還是白人區（8 Mile路是底特律白人區和黑人區的分界線）
Okay theres a bright side a day that I might slide
噢，還是有高興的時候，趁他們不注意被我溜過去了
You may call it a past I call it haulin my ass
你覺得我躲過去了，我管這叫屁滾尿流
Through that patch of grass over them railroad tracks
跑過那片草地跨過鐵軌
Oh them railroad tracks, them old railroad tracks
噢，鐵道軌，老舊的鐵道軌
Them good old notorious oh well known tracks
臭名昭著的破鐵道軌
Come on lets go back
來，讓我們回去
Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode
沿著黃磚路，邁向下一個篇章（綠野仙境，為了到達仙境，必須沿著黃磚路前進）
Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place
與我一同前行，我帶你穿越這美麗的
That I once used to call home sweet home
這我曾經叫做溫馨的家的地方
Come on lets go back
來，讓我們回去
Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode
沿著黃磚路，邁向下一個篇章
Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place
與我一同前行，我帶你穿越這美麗的
That I once used to call home sweet home
這我曾經叫做溫馨的家的地方
I roam the streets so much they call me a drifter
我總是沿著大街小巷四處晃蕩，他們都管叫我飄泊者
Sometimes I stick up a thumb just to hitch hike
有時我會在路邊舉起大拇指，搭個便車
Just to get picked up to get me a lift to 8 Mile and Van Dyke
順路帶我去8 Mile路Van Dyke街
And steal a god damn bike from somebodys backyard
找個後院偷輛自行車出來
And drop it off at the park that was the half way mark
然後丟在半路的公園裡
To meet Kim, had to walk back to her mamas on Chalmers after dark
為了去見Kim，必須得天黑時去她媽媽在Chalmers的家
To sneak me in the house when Im kicked out my moms
每當我被自己媽媽趕出家門，我就偷偷溜去她家
Thats about the time I first met Proof with Goofy Gary on the steps
也是那個時候，我在Osbourne，第一次遇見Prooff和Goofy Gary
At Osbourne, handing out some flyers, he was doing some talent shows
他倆坐在台階上發傳單，Proof在他的高中舉辦一些才藝秀（G.G.Em最好的哥們之一，曾出現在《The Kiss》）
At Center Line High, I had told him to stop by and check this out sometime
我叫他稍等一下，我有料要給他看
He looked at me like Im out my mind
他盯著我，以為我腦子抽瘋了
shook his head like white boys dont know how to rhyme
搖晃著頭說，白人才不會說唱
I spit out a line and rhymed birthday with first place
我吐出了一句，用birthday來押韻first place
And we both had the same rhymes that sound alike
我們的韻腳都非常的相似
We was on the same shit that Big Daddy Kane shit
我倆還都喜歡組合押韻的Big Daddy Kane
with compound syllables sound combined
（接上，當時押韻都很簡單，基本只壓尾韻，而B.D.K在一句裡有多重押韻）
From that day we was down to ride
從那天開始我們就一起廝混
somehow we knew wed meet again somewhere down the line
我知道我們有一天還會再相遇（Proof在2006.4.11槍擊遇害）
Come on lets go back
來，讓我們回去
Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode
沿著黃磚路，邁向下一個篇章
Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place
與我一同前行，我帶你穿越這美麗
That I once used to call home sweet home
這我曾經叫做溫馨的家的地方
Come on lets go back
來，讓我們回去
Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode
沿著黃磚路，邁向下一個篇章
Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place
與我一同前行，我帶你穿越這美麗
That I once used to call home sweet home
這我曾經叫做溫馨的家的地方
My first year in 9th grade, cant forget that day at school
我忘不了第一次讀九年級的一天（Em讀了三次九年級，最後輟學）
It was cool til your man MC Shan came through
普通的一天，直到你們的MC Shan出現
And said that Pumas the brand 'cause the Klan makes Troops
他說'Puma牌的才是好貨，Troop牌的衣服都是3K黨在操控'
It was rumors , but man, goddamn, they flew
這是個謠言，但老天，到處都傳開了
Mustve been true because, man, we done banned they shoes
那必須得是真的了，我們也在抵制那些鞋子
I had the new ones, the Cool J, Ice Lamb, suede too
我有嶄新的Cool J, Ice Lamb, suede鞋（Em多次談及他的偶像是LL Cool J，Cool J是LL和Troop合作出的鞋子）
But we just threw them in the trash, like they yesterdays news
但我都把它們扔進了垃圾桶，就像過夜的剩菜
Guess who came through next? X Clan debuted
猜猜接下來誰來了？ X Clan登場了（持非洲中心論觀點的說唱組合）
Professor X 'vanglorious exists in a state of red, black, and green
Professor X說'黑色驕傲，存在於紅色，黑色，綠色的土地（X：樂隊成員，vanglorious是自創的詞，來自《Funkin Lesson》）
With a key, sissies! Now with this being a new trend
還有一個十字章，愚人們' ；當他們開始成為流行（泛非主義旗幟是紅/黑/綠，ankh/key指代尼羅河，象徵生命）
We dont fit in, crackas is out with Cactus albums
我們更無法融入，《The Cactus Album》沒落了（白人組合3rd Bass的專輯，在當時評論尚可的白人專輯）
Blackness is in, African symbols and medallions
非裔標誌性的黑色皮膚和大項鍊垂飾
Represents black power and we aint know what it meant
代表著黑色力量，但我們還意識不到問題的嚴重性
Me and my man Howard and Butta would go to the mall with em
我和我伙計Howard和Butta去逛商場
All over our necks like were showin em off not knowin at all
炫耀我們帶著的一把大項鍊，但我們沒意識到膚色的問題
We was bein laughed at, 'you aint even half black
毫無疑問地被圍觀嘲笑：'你們甚至不是半個黑人
You aint supposed to have that, homie let me grab that
“你們不配戴這東西，兄弟，讓我給你扯下來吧
And that Flavor Flave clock, we gon have to snatch that'
還有那個蠢爆的Flavor Flav鐘，也送給我吧'（Flavor Flav在胸前掛巨大的時鐘，Em當時也帶了這種）
All I remember is meetin back at Manixs basement
我只記得當時我們跑回去Manix的地下室（(Manix與Em一起錄製了Foolish Pride，Em回憶當時簡直是衝出超市)）
Sayin how we hate this, how racist but dope the X Clans tape is
怨恨這些種族歧視的破事，但X Clan的帶子又確實牛逼
Which reminds me back in 89, me and Kim broke up for the first time
這又讓我想起，在1989年，我和Kim第一次分手（他倆不斷分手，合好，即使結婚以後也是離婚又結婚又離婚）
She was tryna two time me and there was this black girl
背著我和別的男人偷腥，當時學校裡有個黑人女孩
At our school who thought I was cool
她覺得我很叼
cuz I rapped so she was kinda eyein me
因為我一個白人能說唱，所以她開始留意我
And oh the irony guess what her name was aint even gon say it plus
噢，簡直諷刺，你們猜猜她叫什麼名字，我不會說的(下面暗示和Kim同名)
The same color hair as hers was and blue contacts and a pair of jugs
但是她和Kim有著一個顏色的頭髮，藍眼睛，以及一對大奶子
The bombest god damn girl in our whole school if I could pull it
她是學校最矚目的女生，如果我能釣到她
Not only would I become more popular
毫無疑問我能在學校混的風生水起
but I would be able to piss Kim off at the same time
我還能把Kim氣死
But it backfired I was supposed to dump her
我打算甩了她，最後卻適得其反
but she dumped me for this black guy
她先把我甩了，找了一個非裔男人
And thats the last I ever seen or heard or spoke
這是我最後一次見/聽說/談起那個
to the oh foolish pride girl
愚蠢驕縱的女人(Foolish Pride同是歌名)
But I've heard people say they heard the tape and it aint that bad
我聽說別人聽了那個磁帶，並沒有那麼糟
But it was I singled out a whole race and for that apologize
但是我挑起了整個種族，對此，我道歉，是我的錯
'Cause no matter what color a girl is, shes still a ho
因為不論那個女人是什麼膚色，她始終是一個ho
Come on lets go back
來，讓我們回去
Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode
沿著黃磚路，邁向下一個篇章
Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place
與我一同前行，我帶你穿越這美麗
That I once used to call home sweet home
這我曾經叫做溫馨的家的地方
Come on lets go back
來，讓我們回去
Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode
沿著黃磚路，邁向下一個篇章
Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place
與我一同前行，我帶你穿越這美麗
That I once used to call home sweet home
這我曾經叫做溫馨的家的地方