Some 15 year old kid sits on his porch, just half-past noon
Beberapa anak berusia 15 tahun duduk di terasnya, hanya setengah-lewat tengah hari
Trying to figure out just what he's doing
Trying to figure out just what he's doing
Mencoba untuk mencari tahu apa yang dia lakukan
Why he had to grow up so soon
Why he had to grow up so soon
Mengapa ia harus tumbuh begitu cepat
With all the gangs, all the guns-watcha gonna learn in school
With all the gangs, all the guns-watcha gonna learn in school
Dengan semua geng, semua senjata apa yang akan kau pelajari di sekolah
There's got to be some way out of here
There's got to be some way out of here
Disana harus ada beberapa jalan keluar dari sini
He says "Man, this life is cruel"
Dia mengatakan "Bro, hidup ini kejam".
He says "Man, this life is cruel"
Dia mengatakan "Bro, hidup ini kejam".
I knew this Puerto Rican girl who lied to change her life
Aku tahu gadis Rico Puerto ini yang berbohong untuk mengubah hidupnya
She changed her name
She changed her name
Dia mengubah namanya
Her face because the grass looked greener on the other side
Her face because the grass looked greener on the other side
Wajahnya karena rumput tampak lebih hijau di sisi lain
She turned her back, she ran away straight into the night
She turned her back, she ran away straight into the night
Dia berbalik, dia lari langsung ke malam
Her friends, her family feel the pain, but she's the one who cries
Teman-temannya, keluarganya merasakan sakit, tapi dia seorang yang menangis
Her friends, her family feel the pain, but she's the one who cries
Teman-temannya, keluarganya merasakan sakit, tapi dia seorang yang menangis
Tell me what you want
Katakan apa yang kau mau
Tell me what you need
Tell me what you need
Katakan padaku apa yang kau butuhkan
I want everything
Aku ingin segalanya
I want everything
Aku ingin segalanya
I've had enough of havin' nothing, I won't take just anything
Aku sudah cukup tak punya apa-apa, aku tak akan mengambil apa pun
I got my mind set on something, all I want is everything
I got my mind set on something, all I want is everything
Aku punya pikiranku pada sesuatu, yang aku inginkan adalah segalanya
It's my life Mr. - I ain't running, I'm no puppet on a string
It's my life Mr. - I ain't running, I'm no puppet on a string
Ini hidupku tuan - aku tidak berjalan, aku bukanboneka pada benang
I want more than I see coming
I want more than I see coming
Aku ingin lebih dari yang ku lihat datang
All I want is everything
All I want is everything
Semua yang ku ingingkan adalah segalanya
All I want is everything
All I want is everything
Semua yang ku ingingkan adalah segalanya
My next door neighbor Donnie
Tetangga sebelahku Donnie
Died in his room just the other day
Died in his room just the other day
Meninggal di kamarnya hanya beberapa hari
His brother come home
His brother come home
Kakaknya pulang
Found him dead on the floor with a needle in his vain
Found him dead on the floor with a needle in his vain
Menemukan dia tewas di lantai dengan jarum di nadinya
Cops come down with a body bag
Cops come down with a body bag
Polisi turun dengan kantong mayat
They said Donnie was a casually
They said Donnie was a casually
Mereka mengatakan Donnie orang yang santai
I said, all it's about is the boy checked out
I said, all it's about is the boy checked out
Aku mengatakan, semua itu tentang anak yang diperiksa
He couldn't handle reality
He couldn't handle reality
Dia tidak bisa menangani kenyataan