Yellow Brick Road-Eminem

[00:00.00] 作词 : Eminem/Steve King/Luis Resto [00:00.59] 作曲 : Eminem/Steve King/Luis Resto [00:01.18]What we have to do is deal with it when these idividuals are young enough. [00:05.38]if you will, to be saved, not in a religious sense [00:08.76]but not to constitute what this country at times calls their throwaway children. [00:15.66]We seem to be approaching an age of the gross. [00:20.31]We all have this idea that we should move up a little bit from our parents' nation [00:25.25]and each generation should do a little bit better. [00:27.99] [00:28.61]Come on, let's cut the bullshit enough [00:30.21]Let's get it started, let's start addressing this issue and open it up [00:33.76]Let's take this shit back to the basement [00:35.41]And we can disscuss statements thats made on this tape [00:37.86]And its whole origin of the music that we all know and love [00:41.23]The music that we all enjoy the music you all accuse me of tryna destroy [00:45.06]Let's rewind it to 89 when I was a boy on the east side of Detroit [00:49.06]Crossin 8 Mile in the border in the hate territory [00:51.95]I'd like to share a story, [00:53.32]this is my story and cant no body tell it for me [00:56.39]You have well-informed me, I am well aware that I don't belong here [01:00.34]You've made that perfectly clear, [01:01.81]I get my ass kicked damn near everywhere [01:04.32]From Bel-Air shopping center just for stopping in there [01:07.48]From the black side all the way to the white side [01:10.22]Okay there's a bright side a day that I might slide [01:13.13]You may call it a past I call it haulin my ass [01:16.02]Through that patch of grass over them railroad tracks [01:18.79]Oh them railroad tracks, them old railroad tracks [01:21.50]Them good old notorious oh well known tracks [01:24.17] [01:35.55][01:24.56]Come on lets go back [01:37.04][01:25.92]Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode [01:41.05][01:29.73]Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place [01:43.94][01:32.75]That I once used to call home sweet home [01:46.44] [01:46.84]I roam the streets so much they call me a drifter [01:49.67]Sometimes I stick up a thumb just to hitch hike [01:52.69]Just to get picked up to get me a lift to 8 Mile and Van Dyke [01:56.69]And steal a god damn bike from somebody's backyard [01:59.71]And drop it off at the park that was the half way mark [02:02.56]To meet Kim, had to walk back to her mama's on Chalmers after dark [02:06.88]To sneak me in the house when I'm kicked out my mom's [02:09.65]That's about the time I first met Proof with Goofy Gary on the steps [02:14.03]At Osbourne, handing out some flyers, he was doing some talent shows [02:17.77]At Center Line High, I had told him to stop by and check this out sometime [02:21.87]He looked at me like I'm out my mind [02:24.00]shook his head like white boys dont know how to rhyme [02:26.80]I spit out a line and rhymed birthday with first place [02:30.26]And we both had the same rhymes that sound alike [02:33.34]We was on the same **** that Big Daddy Kane **** [02:36.34]with compound syllables sound combined [02:38.86]From that day we was down to ride [02:40.88]somehow we knew we'd meet again somewhere down the line [02:43.35] [02:54.71][02:43.67]Come on lets go back [02:56.27][02:45.04]Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode [03:00.23][02:48.90]Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place [03:03.10][02:51.83]That I once used to call home sweet home [03:05.62] [03:05.96]My first year in 9th grade, can't forget that day at school [03:09.17]It was cool 'til your man MC Shan came through [03:11.98]And said that Puma's the brand ‘cause the Klan makes Troops [03:14.76]It was rumors, but man, goddamn, they flew [03:17.70]Must've been true because, man, we done banned they shoes [03:20.56]I had the new ones, the Cool J, Ice Lamb, suede too [03:23.35]But we just threw them in the trash, like they yesterday's news [03:26.18]Guess who came through next? X Clan debuted [03:28.99]Professor X "vanglorious exists in a state of red, black, and green [03:32.76]With a key, sissies! Now with this being a new trend [03:36.51]We don't fit in, crackas is out with Cactus albums [03:39.39]Blackness is in, African symbols and medallions [03:42.38]Represents black power and we ain't know what it meant [03:45.62]Me and my man Howard and Butta would go to the mall with 'em [03:49.05]All over our necks like we're showin 'em off not knowin at all [03:52.83]We was bein laughed at, "you ain't even half black [03:55.74]You ain't supposed to have that, homie let me grab that [03:58.46]And that Flavor Flave clock, we gon' have to snatch that" [04:01.29]All I remember is meetin back at Manix's basement [04:04.78]Sayin how we hate this, how racist but **** the X Clan's tape is [04:08.77]Which reminds me back in 89, me and Kim broke up for the first time [04:12.97]She was tryna two time me and there was this black girl [04:15.99]At our school who thought I was cool [04:17.78]cuz I rapped so she was kinda eyein me [04:20.03]And oh the irony guess what her name was ain't even gon' say it plus [04:24.80]The same color hair as hers was and blue contacts and a pair of jugs [04:29.51]The bombest god damn girl in our whole school if I could pull it [04:33.21]Not only would I become more popular [04:34.99]but I would be able to piss Kim off at the same time [04:38.17]But it backfired I was supposed to dump her [04:40.91]but she dumped me for this black guy [04:42.92]And thats the last I ever seen or heard or spoke [04:45.71]to the oh foolish pride girl [04:47.66]But I've heard people say they heard the tape and it ain't that bad [04:51.00]But it was I singled out a whole race and for that apologize [04:55.45]‘Cause no matter what color a girl is, she's still a ho [04:59.44] [05:10.18][04:59.78]Come on lets go back [05:11.93][05:00.69]Follow the yellow brick road as we go on another episode [05:15.85][05:04.58]Journey with me as I take you through this nifty little place [05:18.78][05:07.66]That I once used to call home sweet home