Know The Ledge - Eric B./Rakim

Sip the juice cuz I got enough to go around

喝着果汁 因为我有足够多的钱来潇洒

And the thought takes place uptown

故事发生在纽约的上城区

I grew up on the sidewalk

我在街头混迹长大

Where I learned street talk

在那里 我学会了很多街区用语

And then taught to hawk New York

他们也教会了我在纽约市抢劫发财

I go to Queens for queens

我去皇后区找舞会女王

To get the crew from Brooklyn

去布鲁克林区找我的兄弟们

Make money in Manhattan and never been tooken

在曼哈顿岛赚钱 从来没被抓过

Go Uptown and the Bronx to boogie down

还在上城区和布朗克斯区的夜店跳舞

Get strong on the Island recoupe and lay around

在斯塔顿岛壮大势力 四处游荡

Time to bulid my juice back up

是时候该多备一些果汁了

Props back up suckers get smacked up

人们都对我赞不绝口 我讨厌的人都被教训了一番

Don't doubt the clout you know what I'm about

不要怀疑我的影响力 你很清楚我是什么样的人

Knocking niggaz off knocking niggaz out

敲开伙计们的家门 把他们赶出去

Shaking 'em up waking 'em up

震撼他们 唤醒他们

Raking 'em up breaking 'em up

使劲地折磨他们

Standing on shaky grounds too close to the edge

生活在不安的环境里 随时可能面临危险

Let's see if I know the ledge

让我看看是否能直视这危难

Corners' trifling 'cause shorty's here

因为美女的到来 角落里充满暧昧的气息

I get cockd liffin' forty's of beer

我肌肉发达 力大无穷 能举起40盎司的啤酒

Here's a sip for the crew that's deceased

这是给那些死去的弟兄们倒的酒

If I get revenge then they rest in peace

如果我能报仇成功 他们也就能安息了

Somebody's got to suffer I just might spare one

有些人必须得死 我可能会留一个出来

And give a brother a fair one

给这位兄弟一个公平竞争的机会

Stay alert and on ps

时刻警惕 保持你的最佳状态

And I do work with these like Hercules

我跟这些人打起架来就像大力神

Switch to southpaw split your right jaw

换个左手 把你下巴打掉

'Cause I don't like fall

因为我不喜欢失败

I'm hype when night fall

一到夜晚 我就特别兴奋

Smooth but I move like an army

我举止很酷 像军队士兵一样

Bulletproof down in case brothers try to bomb me

把防弹衣穿在里面 防止哪个兄弟来要我的命

Putting brothers to rest like Elliot ness

像铁面无私的禁酒探员艾略特·内斯一样把你放倒

'Cause I don't like stress

因为我不喜欢压迫

Streets ain't a place

街区是那种

For innocent bystanders to stand

经常会出现无辜受伤者的地方

Nutting's gonna stop the plan

计划一旦实施 谁也无力阻止

I'll chill like Pacino kill like DeNiro

我会像劳勃狄尼洛和阿尔·帕西诺（两个美国演员）一样

Black Gambino die like a hero

甘比诺家族的首领 像英雄一样地死去了

Living on shaky grounds too close to the edge

生活在不安的环境里 离危险那么近

Let's see if I know the ledge

让我看看是否能直视这危难

Shells lay around on the battleground

街区混战的地方 满地都是子弹壳

Dead bodies are found throughout the town

城里横尸遍地

Tried to put shame in my game to

他们一直想抹黑我的名声

Make a name I'm a

以此出名

Put it on a bullet put it in your brain

我要把你的名字写在子弹上 把子弹射进你的脑袋里

Rip the block like a buckshot

一炮把整个街区炸掉

Who cares where it goes just keep the casket closed

我才不在乎后果是什么 把棺材板盖好就是了

No remorse when a life is lost

死了一个人而已 没有人会同情

I paid my dues paid the cost

我付了该付的费用 承担了成本

And my pockets are still fat

但我的钱包还是鼓鼓的

Wherever I'm at I get the welcome mat

不管我走到哪里 都会受到人们的隆重欢迎

Even if my crew steep with one deep

即使我的兄弟们有时候会夸大其词

I attract attention people like to peep

但我绝对能吸引那些偷窥者的注意

So come say hi to the badguy

所以 来跟我打个招呼吧

Don't say goodbye I don't plan to die

不要跟我道别 我还不会死

'Cause I get loose and I got troops

因为就算我意识模糊时 我还有保镖

And crazy juice

还有令人疯狂的果汁

In control of many like Ayatollah Khomeini

像鲁霍拉·穆萨维·霍梅尼这样的大人物都受我控制

Hang out wit Smith and

带着枪出门闲逛

Wesson don't try to play me

不要用你的眼泪糊弄我

I'm at war alot like Anwar Sadat

我可是像伊朗前总统安瓦尔·萨达特一样身经百战

But no warning shot my gun is warm alot

但是我开枪之前是不会提醒你的 我的枪管还在发热

When I cook beef the smoke will never clear

这里就像是我在烧牛肉的时候 烟多得看都看不清

Areas in fear but this here's a fear

整个城区都人心惶惶 我在的地方最严重

Living life too close to the edge

生活在不安的环境里 离危险那么近

Hoping that I know the ledge

希望我能直视这危难

A brand new morn no time to yawn

新的早晨来临 我没时间打哈欠

Shower's on power's on

淋浴打开 热水器打开

Late for school I catch the train

上学快迟到了 我追赶着地铁

Girls sip Cristal and whisper my name

女孩们走上楼梯 念着我的名字

I push up like an exercise

我走上前去

Check the intellect and inspect the thighs

看看她的智商如何 是否可以攻下

Select the best one pull her to the side

选一个最好的妞 把她拉到一边

Keep her occupied for the rest of the ride

把她接下来的时间都约好

Read my resume she's know I'm 'ready cool

给她讲我的履历 她早就听说过了 太好了

Just meet me after school

那我们放学后约吧

We can moan and groan until your mom come home

在你妈妈回来之前 我们可以尽情缠绵

And you be calling me Al d**e Capone

你一定会认为我跟Al Capone一样厉害（Al Capone芝加哥犯罪集团领袖）

Sweatin' me she didn't want to let me loose

香汗淋漓 她不想让我离开

Come get me that's if you want to sip the juice

如果你想有喝不完的果汁 就跟我混吧

'Cause the streets await me

因为街区的人都在等着袭击我

So I take my gun off safety

所以我会随时带把枪保障安全

'Cause alot of niggaz hate me

因为有很多的伙计们都恨我

Coming out of the building they set me up

等我想逃出来时 才意识到这是他们给我设的陷阱

Sprayed wit automatics they wet me up

被他们的自动手枪击中 我的衣服上浸满了血

In a puddle of blood I lay close to the edge

倒在血泊中 我感觉自己走到了生命的尽头

I guess I didn't know the ledge

我想我没法直视这危难