Growing up I've seen a lot of shit in my time Growing up I've seen a lot of shit in my time Crescendo eu vi um monte de merda no meu tempo I've seen hunger, hunger, pleasure, pain, violence and crime I've seen hunger, hunger, pleasure, pain, violence and crime Eu vi a fome, fome, prazer, dor, violência e crime I have learned from the mistakes of my friends that have died I have learned from the mistakes of my friends that have died Tenho aprendido com os erros dos meus amigos que morreram And from those who have gone down in life that just never And from those who have gone down in life that just never E daqueles que caíram na vida que simplesmente nunca tried tried Experimentaram Life is just too short I realize that now Life is just too short I realize that now A vida é muito curta, eu percebo agora I'm gonna get my shit together and try to make it some how I'm gonna get my shit together and try to make it some how Eu vou pegar minhas coisas juntos e tentar torná-lo de alguma forma Cause one thing that I have learned is that you only live once Cause one thing that I have learned is that you only live once Porque uma coisa que eu aprendi é que você só vive uma vez So now I'll take life by the balls and squeeze until they crunch So now I'll take life by the balls and squeeze until they crunch Então agora eu vou levar a vida pelas bolas e espremer até que triturem Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool Conhecimento das ruas, uma ferramenta valiosa Type of education you can't get in school Type of education you can't get in school Tipo de educação você não pode ter na escola Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned Muitos tempos difíceis, perdendo amigos, se queimando Nobody to teach me, I just learned Nobody to teach me, I just learned Ninguém para me ensinar, eu só aprendi A man like clay molded by his surroundings A man like clay molded by his surroundings Um homem como argila moldada pelo meio ambiente He starts to take shape of the beating and the pounding He starts to take shape of the beating and the pounding Ele começa a tomar forma da batida e as batidas Assembly line that I've been through Assembly line that I've been through Linha de montagem que eu já passei por A hard motherfucker with a bad attidude A hard motherfucker with a bad attidude Um filho da puta rígido com uma má attidude Maybe its just the times we live in Maybe its just the times we live in Talvez seja apenas o tempo em que vivemos Maybe its just urban discipline Maybe its just urban discipline Talvez apenas disciplina urbana The ways of urban life are not as they seem The ways of urban life are not as they seem As formas de vida urbana não são como parecem Standing up and fighting is what living here means Standing up and fighting is what living here means Ficar em pé e lutar é o que significa viver aqui In order to survive you've got to earn your respect In order to survive you've got to earn your respect Para sobreviver você tem que ganhar o seu respeito The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret As lições que você aprende só são de coisas que se arrepende [Lead] [Lead] Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island e Queens [Verse II] [Verse II] Ficar em pé e lutar é o que significa viver aqui Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens Para sobreviver você tem que ganhar o seu respeito Standing up and fighting is what living here means Standing up and fighting is what living here means As lições que você aprende só são de coisas que se arrepende In order to survive you've got to earn your respect In order to survive you've got to earn your respect The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret