《The Streets》歌词

[00:00:00] The Streets (街道) - Jay-Z (杰斯)/R. Kelly (劳·凯利)

[00:00:02] Dear god how can I explain myself

[00:00:08] Oh god bless me indeed

[00:00:09] When I'm so confused

[00:00:10] Enlarge my territory

[00:00:13] Place your love and protection over me at all times

[00:00:15] Help me

[00:00:16] Keep me away from evil

[00:00:17] Somebody answer me

[00:00:18] Allow me not to cause pain

[00:00:20] Police in the background screaming put the thing down

[00:00:23] That's how hard I was trying to put my thing down

[00:00:25] Si-rens ringing out old ladies screaming out

[00:00:27] All this attention for me and I'm barely sixteen now

[00:00:31] It's feeling like a dream now

[00:00:32] Handcuffed roughed up I'm tossed in the bing now

[00:00:34] I'm lying next to fiends now that's the end of the story

[00:00:37] Let me bring y'all niggaz back to the very first scene now

[00:00:40] December 4th a child is born

[00:00:42] Before I knew it had my pops trousers on

[00:00:44] That's how we do it when the man of the house is gone

[00:00:47] You either stand or fall I chose to stand

[00:00:49] The hawk outside so I blow my hand

[00:00:52] It's a cold cold world but I overstand

[00:00:54] Trying to stay focused but I feel hopeless damn

[00:00:57] Can't cope with being broke I'm a man come on

[00:00:59] Son don't let these streets get the best of you

[00:01:04] I will be right by your side when you going through

[00:01:09] Son just don't let it just don't let it

[00:01:11] Just don't let it just don't let it

[00:01:14] Just don't let it just don't let it

[00:01:17] Get the best of you

[00:01:19] Late one night I was rolling the streets

[00:01:21] Just thinking about what's going on with me and

[00:01:24] Trapped in this thug life trying to break free but

[00:01:27] This thug life just keeps calling me

[00:01:29] I'm living life way too dangerously

[00:01:32] I'm drowning in my misery

[00:01:34] Looked in the mirror there's my enemy

[00:01:36] Cause poppa never was a part of me

[00:01:39] Take one step at a time mama said

[00:01:42] Sweet memories still remain in my head

[00:01:44] All of my life been lied to misled

[00:01:46] Voices be like don't you wish you was dead

[00:01:49] No ground to place my feet

[00:01:51] I feel the fire under me

[00:01:54] A way out is all I need

[00:01:56] Somebody answer me

[00:01:59] Son don't let these streets get the best of you

[00:02:03] I will be right by your side when you going through

[00:02:08] Son just don't let it

[00:02:10] Just don't let it

[00:02:11] Just don't let it

[00:02:12] Just don't let it

[00:02:13] Just don't let it

[00:02:15] Just don't let it

[00:02:17] Get the best of you

[00:02:18] Now the only thing left is more spirit to roam free

[00:02:22] Cause ain't no going home for me

[00:02:23] It's a cold cold world but I blew my hand

[00:02:26] I drew first cause I knew that man

[00:02:28] I knew what he would do if I didn't draw first

[00:02:30] And I couldn't stand the thought

[00:02:32] Of my momma stepping foot inside a church

[00:02:33] All I try to do is try to get up out the dirt

[00:02:36] Guess he's trying to do the same told me get up out his turf

[00:02:38] I wanted to talk to him but that sh*t never work

[00:02:41] We was cut from the same cloth and what was under his shirt was his

[00:02:44] Mommas rent his young brother's clothes

[00:02:46] My nephew's food and with that I sqooze

[00:02:49] And with that I froze

[00:02:50] Now my life is frozen in time behind these iron poles

[00:02:53] And this story is told for young soldiers

[00:02:56] Who never choose the life we chose

[00:02:58] Son don't let these streets get the best of you

[00:03:02] I will be right by your side when you going through

[00:03:07] Son just don't let it

[00:03:09] Just don't let it

[00:03:10] Just don't let it

[00:03:11] Just don't let it

[00:03:13] Just don't let it

[00:03:14] Just don't let it

[00:03:16] Get the best of you

[00:03:18] Tears in my eyes as I look up I'm trying to

[00:03:20] Hold back my pride but reality is screaming

[00:03:23] Gotta get a job cause momma also screaming

[00:03:25] Streets are just like drugs and it's like I'm out here fiending

[00:03:28] Forget all the hits in the industry cause

[00:03:30] Ain't no exceptions in this game for me look

[00:03:33] Neither god or my enemies I

[00:03:35] Choose god cause he understands this

[00:03:38] Young man with a thuggish heart

[00:03:40] Whole world in his hands but still torn apart

[00:03:43] Like I'm so close but it's still so far

[00:03:45] Nightmares of me in a swerving car ohh

[00:03:48] No ground to place my feet

[00:03:50] My feet

[00:03:50] I feel the fire under me

[00:03:52] Hey

[00:03:53] A way out is all I need

[00:03:55] I need

[00:03:55] Somebody answer me

[00:03:57] Son don't let these streets get the best of you

[00:04:02] I will be right by your side when you going through

[00:04:06] When you going through

[00:04:07] Son just don't let it

[00:04:08] Just don't let it

[00:04:10] Just don't let it

[00:04:11] Just don't let it

[00:04:12] Just don't let it

[00:04:13] Just don't let it

[00:04:15] Get the best of you