Hook
I don’t wanna be that same kid
我不愿一事无成
but I’m still that same kid
可我仍滞留原地
I don’t wanna be that same kid
我不愿毫无长进
but I’m still that same kid
可我仍幼稚如初
V1
Talking about, things I’m into and what I’ve been through
若是谈起我的见闻或个人喜好
A lotta b*****s make suppositions that just ain’t true
他们口口相传的大抵并不准确
Just the same dude, coming down the next avenue
我没变过，我仍走在这条大街
chasing reminiscence of my hometown with better food
寻找着家乡原始痕迹，包括那些地方食物
Whiskey never blended, gin and jamba juice
我从不喝调和型威士忌，却会用金酒兑鲜榨果汁
woke and spinning, this head’s screws are never loose
我的头脑清醒地运转，没有哪怕一颗零件松动
I think too much, though
有时我想得过多
thoughts deep like they be 6 feet buried under the snow, f*** it
思维深度就像潜入深冬的6英尺白雪之下
I try to tell them why work when you can just be lucky
我试着告诉他们，有些人该相信“命运的青睐”
but no one feels my vision so I’m stuck with rubber ducky
可他们嗤之以鼻，于是最终陪伴我的只有浴缸中小黄鸭
Water lever rising, steam looking like icing
水位缓缓上升，蒸汽填满浴室
makes me wonder 10 years from now, will I have a wifey
我再度陷入沉思：10年后我是否会已成家？
Will I have kids, maybe a house, with a big-ass porch
是否会有自己的小孩，安居在宽敞的别墅
a lit-ass back yard, with a basketball court
后院还会建起一个漂亮的篮球场？
Ain’t that a nice picture, as I fall asleep
想着想着，我舒坦地睡着了
lights spinning in my tea cup stirring late summer breeze
夏末的风穿窗而入，吹乱茶杯中灯光倒影
I hope I get rich, but now I ain’t making shit
我多希望有天真能富有，可如今我一贫如洗
I just wanna create art, take naps and go lift
而我又不愿上班，只想做音乐、睡觉、健健身
Why not give me a miracle, kindly honor the gift
我多希望奇迹发生，助我将天赋变为财富
Dreams are hella pivotal, for the soliloquy of this kid
而我亦深知那是梦，尽管这梦我绝不能任它指间流逝
Hook
I don’t wanna be that same kid
我不愿一事无成
but I’m still that same kid
可我仍滞留原地
I don’t wanna be that same kid
我不愿毫无长进
but I’m still that same kid
可我仍幼稚如初
I don’t wanna be that same kid
我不愿一事无成
but I’m still that same kid
可我仍滞留原地
I don’t wanna be that same kid
我不愿毫无长进
but I’m still that same kid
可我仍幼稚如初
V2
Coming through the door, I be coughing in the smoke
我慌张推门而出，在烟雾中猛烈咳嗽
Napping too hard in the tub, I overcooked my bok choy
浴缸里睡了太久，锅中青菜早就烧糊
Why do I even cook at all
早知如此，我就不该下厨
I should just get my ass back to ordering DoorDash, yea
老老实实点个美团外卖多好
Beijing, Daddy’s had enough of being played
我可是Beijing Daddy，我拒绝再被生活捉弄
Maybe, big brother is still watching me
尽管有双眼睛总在注视着我
Rainy, in my city every Saturday
在这城市，雨天属于星期六
Baby, remind me, what was your name
至于躺我身边这位，我仍没记住她姓名
Sh**, boy you really settled with your mess
不敢相信，我真的活成这般邋遢模样吗？
Ain’t, nothing but some psychological dread
说好听点，大概只是心理压力在作祟
Why, is pain necessary every step
为什么，成长每一步都变得愈发痛苦？
My, talent’s not to be privately kept
我默念，只要天赋还在我便一切无恙
Free-styling through my golden days
我将人生黄金期活成了一场即兴表演
Chinky man behind them dope-ass shades
我不过是个华人仔，永远戴着太阳镜
Making a name, from place to place
辗转五湖四海，只为让他们记住我名字
Bilingually hard though I ain’t a.b.k.
双语说唱传奇，而且才不是什么美籍韩裔
My hand through her braids, but we’re only friends
我伸手穿过她的辫子，我只把她当朋友
F*** an Asian, girl call me a Zhong Guo Ren
不许叫我“亚洲佬”，我是正统炎黄子孙
Remember who I am, the tricks that I do
给我记好我的鼎鼎大名，我的神通广大
the f***s I gave, yea there has indeed been a few
给我记好我的胸有成竹，我的玩世不恭
Hook
I don’t wanna be that same kid
我不愿一事无成
but I’m still that same kid
可我仍滞留原地
I don’t wanna be that same kid
我不愿毫无长进
but I’m still that same kid
可我仍幼稚如初
Same Kid (大号儿童)