笨小笨Bridging the Gap歌词由Nas&Olu Dara演唱，出自专辑《The Essential Nas》，下面是《Bridging the Gap》完整版歌词！
Bridging the Gap歌词完整版
The light is there
灯光就在那里
See I come from Mississippi
我来自密西西比州
I was young and runnin' wild
我年轻又狂野
Ended up in New York City where I had my first child
我在纽约生下了我第一个孩子
I named the boy Nasir all the boys call him Nas
我给我的儿子起名Nasir 所有的男孩都叫他Nas
I told him as a youngster he'll be the greatest man alive
在他年少时我告诉他 他以后会成为一个伟大的人
Let's go Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey --
让我们一起出发
Tribrary of these rap skits styles I mastered
我掌握了这些说唱的技巧
Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it
许多兄弟抢走它试图与之匹配
But I'm still number one everyday real
但我还是其中的佼佼者
Speak what I want I don't care what y'all feel
我会唱出我的感受 才不管别人怎么想
Cause I'm my own master my Pop told me be your own boss
因为我是自己的主人 在流行音乐里我是老大
Keep integrity at every cost and his home was Natchez Mississippi
让每一个花费都物尽其用 他的家在密西西比州
Did it like Miles and Dizzy now we gettin' busy
我们已经忙得晕头转向了
Bridging The Gap from the blues to jazz to rap
缩小差距的蓝调 爵士 说唱
The history of music on this track
在这条赛道上的音乐史
Born in the game discovered my father's music
我是为比赛而生 然后发现了我父亲的音乐
Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain
就好像王子历经艰难找到了宝藏
But my Minneapolis was The Bridge home of the Superkids
但我的明尼阿波利斯大桥是通往回家的路
Some are well-known some doin' bids
有的人很有名 有的只是无名小卒
I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks
我也许会在错误的道路上终止
If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo
如果流行音乐不能让我回到正轨
Greatest man alive （Nas Yeah turn it up ）
当今世上最伟大的人
Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive
当今世上最伟大的人
The blues came from gospel gospel from blues
蓝色的福音书
Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's
奴隶们应该站起来
Old school new school know school rules
那些学校不论新旧 你都应该知道它们的规矩
All these years I been voicin' my blues
这些年我一直在唱布鲁斯
I'm a artist from the start Hip-Hop guided my heart
我从一开始就是艺术家 嘻哈引导了我的心
Graffiti on the wall coulda ended in Spoffard juvenile delinquent
墙上的涂鸦 都是少年的杰作
But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with
但流行音乐给了我思考的权利
Books to read like X and stuff
就像一本书
Cause the schools said the kids had dyslexia
因为学校说孩子们有阅读障碍
In art class I was a compulsive sketcher of
在艺术学校我是个素描画家
Teachers in my homeroom I drew pix to mess them up
我的老师把我的画弄得乱七八糟
Cause none'a them would like my style
因为他们都不喜欢我的风格
Read more books than the curriculum profile
我读了很多关于素描的书籍
Said Mr Jones please come get your child
学校的老师说 Jones先生 把你的孩子领回家吧
Cause he's writin' mad poems and his s are wild
因为他总是写一些疯狂的诗
Greatest man The great-greatest man alive
当代最伟大的人
Hey-Hey-Hey -- My Poppa was not a Rollin' Stone
我的爸爸又不是滚石唱片公司老板
He been around the world blowin' his horn still he came home
他在全世界都演奏过他的小号 但他还是回了家
Then he got grown changed his name to Olu
然后他成熟了 改名为Olu
Come on tell 'em 'bout the places you gone to
继续 说说你去过的那些地方
I been to Saudi Arabia Mozambique
我去过Saudi Arabia Mozambique
Madagascar Paris Greece
Madagascar Paris Greece
The Middle Africa is where we lived
我在非洲中部居住过
Better known as Queenbridge
更好地称为Queenbridge
Nas Nas you don't stop
Nas不要停
Olu Dara in the house you don't stop
Olu Dara在房间里 不要停
Muddy Waters' Howling Wolf you don't stop
浑水摸鱼 嚎叫的狼 都不要停
From the Blues to Street Hop you don't stop
从布鲁斯到街头嘻哈 不要停
Tell 'em Pop
他们把那叫做流行乐
See I come from Mississippi （Let 'em know）
我来自密西西比州
I was young and runnin' wild （Runnin' wild）
我年轻又狂野
Ended up in New York City （Yeah ）
在纽约住过
Where I had my first child （That's me）
在那里有了第一个孩子
I named the boy Nasir （Yeah Daddy ）
我给他起名Nasir
All the boys call him Nas （Luh ya boy）
所有的男孩都叫他Nas
I told him as a youngster
在他年少时我告诉他
He'll be the greatest man alive （You the greatest Pop）
他会成为最伟大的人
Greatest man alive （You the greatest Pop）
当代最伟大的人
Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive
当今世上最伟大的人
Rest In Peace Ray Charles
安息吧 Ray Charles
