What that nigga want, God?那家伙到底想干嘛，老天
Word up, look out for the cops though听着，可得提防着警察
Wu-Tang five finger shit, fam武当派的狠活，兄弟
Cash rules-现金主宰一切
Word up, two for fives over here, baby听着，这儿货超划算，兄弟
Word up, two for fives, niggas got garbage down the way听着，低价拿货，沿途全是这帮混子
Word up, know what I'm sayin'?懂我意思吧
Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M. get-现金主宰我身边的一切，C.R.E.A.M. 赚
Yeah, check this old fly shit out, word up来听听这段狠货，听好了
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
Take you on a natural joint带你感受最纯粹的快感
C.R.E.A.M. get the moneyC.R.E.A.M. 拼命搞钱
Here we, here we go, check this shit, yo来了来了，听好这段
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side我在犯罪街区长大，纽约街头的乱世里
Stayin' alive was no jive活下去从不是儿戏
Had second hands, Mom's bounced on old man家里穷得叮当响，老妈离开了老爸
So then we moved to Shaolin land于是我们搬去了少林（斯塔滕岛）
A young youth, yo, rockin' the gold tooth, 'Lo goose年少轻狂，镶着金牙，穿着 Polo 外套
Only way I begin the G off was drug loot想混出人头地，只能靠贩毒捞钱
And let's start it like this, son就从这儿说起吧，兄弟
Rollin' with this one and that one, pullin' out gats for fun和各路混混厮混，掏枪耍酷成了消遣
But it was just a dream for the teen who was a fiend可对这个瘾君子少年来说，这不过是场幻梦
Started smokin' woolies at sixteen十六岁就开始抽大麻
And runnin' up in gates and doin' hits for high stakes闯空门、干大案，只为高额利益
Makin' my way on fire escapes靠着消防梯辗转逃窜
No question, I would speed for cracks and weed毫无疑问，为了快克和大麻我会铤而走险
The combination made my eyes bleed毒品混着抽，连眼睛都在灼烧
No question, I would flow off and try to get the dough all毫无疑问，我会四处奔波，把钱赚尽
Stickin' up white boys in ball courts在篮球场抢劫白人小子
My life got no better, same damn 'Lo sweater生活毫无起色，还是那件旧 Polo 衫
Times is rough and tough like leather日子艰难，像皮革一样粗糙难熬
Figured out I went the wrong route我才发觉自己走了歪路
So I got with a sick-ass clique and went all out于是加入狠帮派，放手一搏
Catchin' keys from 'cross seas从海外走私大批毒品
Rollin' in MPV's, every week we made forty G's开着多功能车，每周赚四万美金
Yo, nigga, respect mine, or here go the TEC-9小子，放尊重点，不然泰克 9 冲锋枪伺候
Ch-chick-pow! Move from the gate now上膛开火！赶紧滚开
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
It's been twenty-two long, hard years, I'm still strugglin'二十二年艰难岁月，我仍在苦苦挣扎
Survival got me buggin', but I'm alive on arrival为了活下去近乎疯魔，所幸我还活着
I peep at the shape of the streets我看透了街头的模样
And stay awake to the ways of the world 'cause shit is deep清醒认清世间险恶，因为水太深了
A man with a dream with plans to make cream怀揣梦想，计划着靠钱翻身
Which failed, I went to jail at the age of fifteen却一败涂地，十五岁就锒铛入狱
A young buck sellin' drugs and such, who never had much年少的我贩毒谋生，一无所有
Tryin' to get a clutch at what I could not—拼命想抓住那些遥不可及的东西
The court played me short, now I face incarceration法庭对我不公，如今我要面临监禁
Pacin', goin' upstate's my destination踱步徘徊，北上监狱是我的归宿
Handcuffed in the back of a bus, forty of us四十个犯人戴着手铐，挤在巴士后座
Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough年少的人生本不该如此艰难
But as the world turned, I learned life is hell可世事流转，我才明白生活就是地狱
Livin' in the world no different from a cell活在这世上，和蹲监狱没两样
Every day I 'scape from Jakes givin' chase每天都在躲避警察的追捕
Sellin' base, smokin' bones in the staircase贩卖快克，在楼梯间吞云吐雾
Though I don't know why I chose to smoke sess虽不知自己为何偏偏要抽大麻
I guess that's the time when I'm not depressed或许只有那时，我才不会陷入抑郁
But I'm still depressed, and I ask: What's it worth?可我依旧抑郁，不禁自问：这一切值得吗
Ready to give up, so I seek the old Earth快要放弃时，我向长者寻求指引
Who explained workin' hard may help you maintain他告诉我，努力拼搏才能撑下去
To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain要学会战胜心碎与痛苦
We got stick-up kids, corrupt cops, and crack rocks and stray shots街区里有抢劫的少年、腐败的警察、毒品和流弹
All on the block that stays hot这片街区永远混乱喧嚣
Leave it up to me while I be livin' proof就让我做活生生的例子
To kick the truth to the young black youth把真相讲给年轻的黑人后辈
But shorty's runnin' wild, smokin' sess, drinkin' beer可后辈们依旧放纵，抽大麻、喝啤酒
And ain't tryna hear what I'm kickin' in his ear根本听不进我的劝诫
Neglected for now, but yo, it gots to be accepted暂且被无视，但这现实必须接受
That what? That life is hectic接受什么？接受生活本就混乱不堪
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
My niggas gots to do what they gotta do兄弟们只能为了生存不择手段
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
To get through, know what I'm sayin'?只为活下去，懂吗
Because you can't just get by no more因为你再也没法混日子了
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Word up, you gotta get over, straight up and down听着，你必须出人头地，实打实的
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
Yeah, yeah, yeah没错，没错
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all钞票，钞票啊，兄弟们
Cash rules everything around me现金主宰我身边的一切
C.R.E.A.M., get the moneyC.R.E.A.M.，拼命搞钱
Dollar, dollar bill, y'all-all-all, yeah钞票，无尽的钞票啊，没错