[Intro: Ghostface Killah]
God's woman... what's going on?
Wanita Tuhan... ada apa ini?
I know things seem messed up sometime
Aku tahu kadang-kadang segalanya terasa berantakan
You stressed out and you can't handle the situation
Kamu stres dan tidak bisa mengatasi situasi ini
Sometime it feels like you lacking the guidance
Kadang rasanya seperti kamu kehilangan arah
And you don't know what to do... but stay strong
Dan kamu tidak tahu harus berbuat apa... tapi tetap kuat
And keep in mind that he always loves you...
Dan ingatlah bahwa Dia selalu mencintaimu...
It's what it is... that's right sugar love
Begitulah adanya... iya, sayangku
Come on...
Ayo...
[Chorus: Willie Cottrell]
Josephine, the times are getting tough
Josephine, masa-masa semakin sulit
Seems to me... you just wont get enough
Sepertinya... kamu tidak akan pernah puas
The rain, wont wash away, your sins...
Hujan tidak akan menghapus dosamu...
You'll be here, to do them all over again...
Kamu akan di sini, untuk mengulang semuanya lagi...
[Ghostface Killah:]
Yo, I know this chick from the hood named Courtney Cox
Yo, aku tahu cewek dari lingkungan yang bernama Courtney Cox
And her brain is easy to pick like faulty locks
Dan otaknya mudah diambil seperti kunci yang rusak
She's awfully hot, asshole burning like tobasco
Dia sangat menarik, panasnya seperti saus tabasco
She used to be thick, it's like where the hell her ass go
Dulu dia berisi, sekarang ke mana perginya?
Started smoking weed and graduated to the pipe
Mulai merokok ganja dan beralih ke narkoba
Thought that she could quit but her calculations wasn't right
Dia pikir bisa berhenti, tapi perhitungannya salah
Infactuated with the life of dope fiends and crack pushers
Terpesona dengan kehidupan para pecandu dan pengedar narkoba
Prostituting for old pimps who mack hookers
Menjadi pelacur untuk mucikari tua yang memperdaya wanita
Putting dope in the cook, searching for her vein
Menggunakan narkoba, mencari vena untuk disuntik
Tracks all over her arms, she never felt the pain
Bekas jarum di seluruh lengannya, dia tak pernah merasakan sakit
The monkey on her back is now a gorilla
Kecanduan yang dia alami sekarang menjadi monster
Fiending for a hit knowing one day it's gon' kill her
Mencari dosis, tahu suatu hari itu akan membunuhnya
The clinic didn't help (nope) she just another young black woman
Klinik tidak membantu (tidak) dia hanya wanita kulit hitam muda lainnya
Destroying her pretty image and her health
Menghancurkan citra cantiknya dan kesehatannya
Got me thinking to myself, damn, how could this happen?
Bikin aku berpikir, sial, bagaimana ini bisa terjadi?
I seen her on the corner, nodding off, sniffin' and scratching
Aku lihat dia di sudut, terkantuk, mencium dan menggaruk
[Chorus]
[Willie Cottrell:]
Up all night, under the party lights
Begadang semalaman, di bawah lampu pesta
Same old popping and party hopping
Sama seperti biasa, berpindah dari satu pesta ke pesta lain
All of your so called friends, are leading you down the wrong road
Semua teman yang kamu sebut, membawamu ke jalan yang salah
Leading you back to crack, it's a known fact
Membawamu kembali ke narkoba, itu fakta yang sudah diketahui
It is time, that you need me, I'll be there, to help ya
Saatnya, kamu butuh aku, aku akan ada di sana, membantumu
I'll be your leaning pole when you're falling down
Aku akan jadi penyangga saat kamu jatuh
I'll be there, when you falling down (sooner or later)
Aku akan ada, saat kamu jatuh (cepat atau lambat)
[Pretty Ugly:]
The Josephine that I knew, had a fiend for the rich guys
Josephine yang aku kenal, suka pria kaya
Old fashion girl, judged a man by her shoe size
Cewek klasik, menilai pria dari ukuran sepatu
If you had on the right Nikes, looked like the right type
Jika kamu pakai Nikes yang tepat, terlihat seperti tipe yang tepat
Paid her the right price, she give you the green light
Bayar harga yang tepat, dia akan memberi lampu hijau
She was a different breed, she smoked different weed
Dia berbeda, merokok ganja yang berbeda
Every week her hair done, she had a different weave
Setiap minggu rambutnya ditata, dia punya gaya yang berbeda
She was in and out of bars, she was in and out of cars
Dia bolak-balik dari bar, bolak-balik dari mobil
She was on and off the law, she was in and out of drawers
Dia berurusan dengan hukum, bolak-balik dari tempat tidur
The chick a dime, I admit, I even tried to hit
Cewek yang sempurna, aku akui, aku bahkan mencoba mendekatinya
I told her I was broke as shit, but I got the magic stick
Aku bilang padanya aku bangkrut, tapi aku punya pesona
I'm that confident, she said I need the cash
Aku percaya diri, dia bilang dia butuh uang
A different time, a different place, I could have the ass
Di waktu dan tempat yang berbeda, aku bisa dapatkan dia
Years went pass, before I seen her again
Tahun berlalu, sebelum aku melihatnya lagi
Now she slim, and I don't think she been in the gym
Sekarang dia kurus, dan aku rasa dia tidak pernah ke gym
So I asked her how she been, she said I'm down with the men
Jadi aku tanya kabarnya, dia bilang dia berhubungan dengan pria-pria itu
Now I'm seen, but I caught AIDS when I was fucking with them
Sekarang aku terlihat, tapi aku terinfeksi AIDS saat berhubungan dengan mereka
[Chorus x2]