Uncle Bobby & Jason Keaton
2024
2:37
Official Music Video
Uncle Bobby & Jason Keaton by Kendrick Lamar
Lyrics & Translation
English
[Kendrick Lamar:]
I was sitting on the couch reading yellow paper
A letter in reply, 7 days later after I wrote 'em
"Stay strong, keep your faith in God," what I told him
Hoping that he's listening
Said that they tried to give him like a hundred years
What a coincidence, I was bumping some Plies
I can taste the salt from my tears
As the water had start to flood on my eyes
I know it gotta be hard being 21
Doing time in the pen and your Gram's old
Your brother's getting older
And the streets is getting colder
And your hoping that he's focused to stay on the right road
Sleeping in a cell, it's been 30 weeks
Ain't received any mail
It's cold and the hole stinks
And you can't even blink without niggas testing your life
As I read every word that you write, I can only imagine
Jason Keaton, I can only imagine
[Javonte:]
Life's about decisions man
It's in your hand and you got it
Just take control if you can
It's in your hand and you got it
[Kendrick Lamar:]
Sitting on the couch, that was my Uncle Bobby
After he just got out, 15 years to count
Haven't seen the world in so long
Haven't seen a girl in so long
And before the sun came up, he was gone
Like a fiend off the best rock
Trying to get his life together, or what not
Typed his name in the system and they couldn't find his identity
Got it straight, got a place, found some serenity
Found a job, found his mother's grave site, found a 40 ounce
Then he found God, then he bounced, then he found a new chick
Two kids, wide hips, found something in her we didn't see
Found this spot in Pasadena and shack with her, an investment
Then found guilty, somebody had yelled domestic
Violence on my Uncle, was working with two strikes
Only out a year, now facing life
I can only imagine
That's fucked up
I can only imagine, Uncle Bob
[Javonte:]
Life's about decisions man
It's in your hand and you got it
Just take control if you can
It's in your hand and you got it
[Kendrick Lamar:]
Sitting on the couch, thinking about the ratio
Of blacks in prison as compact in prison
When blacks pack with minorities
System grab more of these 18-year-olds
18-year sentence with no parole
The state won't oversee
They make the term severe, a conspiracy?
That's what I call it, it's full of shit
A toilet can help quick, the government help?
No, just put us on death row
Just give us some more guns, then give us some more coke
Then give us another chair, then give us some more rope
Then hang it like right there, yeah
It's justice for all but 90 percent unfair
Care? No
Alcatraz was purchased by a white man
For 5 grand, with intentions to expand
More prisons
So these correctionals ain't for rehabilitation
They for grossing a bigger business
Imagine
We're being used
Imagine
The truth shall be told
[Javonte:]
Life's about decisions man
It's in your hand and you got it
Just take control if you can
It's in your hand and you got it
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of Uncle Bobby & Jason Keaton by Kendrick Lamar
Uncle Bobby & Jason Keaton* (original Kendrick Lamar)
[Kendrick Lamar:]
I was sitting on the couch reading yellow paper
A letter in reply, 7 days later after I wrote 'em
"Stay strong, keep your faith in God," what I told him
Hoping that he's listening
Said that they tried to give him like a hundred years
What a coincidence, I was bumping some Plies
I can taste the salt from my tears
As the water had start to flood on my eyes
I know it gotta be hard being 21
Doing time in the pen and your Gram's old
Your brother's getting older
And the streets is getting colder
And your hoping that he's focused to stay on the right road
Sleeping in a cell, it's been 30 weeks
Ain't received any mail
It's cold and the hole stinks
And you can't even blink without niggas testing your life
As I read every word that you write, I can only imagine
Jason Keaton, I can only imagine
[Javonte:]
Life's about decisions man
It's in your hand and you got it
Just take control if you can
It's in your hand and you got it
[Kendrick Lamar:]
Sitting on the couch, that was my Uncle Bobby
After he just got out, 15 years to count
Haven't seen the world in so long
Haven't seen a girl in so long
And before the sun came up, he was gone
Like a fiend off the best rock
Trying to get his life together, or what not
Typed his name in the system and they couldn't find his identity
Got it straight, got a place, found some serenity
Found a job, found his mother's grave site, found a 40 ounce
Then he found God, then he bounced, then he found a new chick
Two kids, wide hips, found something in her we didn't see
Found this spot in Pasadena and shack with her, an investment
Then found guilty, somebody had yelled domestic
Violence on my Uncle, was working with two strikes
Only out a year, now facing life
I can only imagine
That's fucked up
I can only imagine, Uncle Bob
[Javonte:]
Life's about decisions man
It's in your hand and you got it
Just take control if you can
It's in your hand and you got it
[Kendrick Lamar:]
Sitting on the couch, thinking about the ratio
Of blacks in prison as compact in prison
When blacks pack with minorities
System grab more of these 18-year-olds
18-year sentence with no parole
The state won't oversee
They make the term severe, a conspiracy?
That's what I call it, it's full of shit
A toilet can help quick, the government help?
No, just put us on death row
Just give us some more guns, then give us some more coke
Then give us another chair, then give us some more rope
Then hang it like right there, yeah
It's justice for all but 90 percent unfair
Care? No
Alcatraz was purchased by a white man
For 5 grand, with intentions to expand
More prisons
So these correctionals ain't for rehabilitation
They for grossing a bigger business
Imagine
We're being used
Imagine
The truth shall be told
[Javonte:]
Life's about decisions man
It's in your hand and you got it
Just take control if you can
It's in your hand and you got it
Uncle Bobby & Jason Keaton (traducción LyricVerse Team)
[Kendrick Lamar:]
Estaba sentado en el sofá leyendo un periódico amarillo
Una carta de respuesta, 7 días después de que les escribí
"Mantente fuerte, mantén tu fe en Dios", lo que le dije
Esperando que esté escuchando
Dijo que intentaron darle como cien años
Qué coincidencia, estaba escuchando algo de Plies
Puedo saborear la sal de mis lágrimas
Mientras el agua comenzaba a inundar mis ojos
Sé que debe ser difícil tener 21 años
Cumpliendo condena en la cárcel y tu abuela anciana
Tu hermano está envejeciendo
Y las calles se están volviendo más frías
Y esperas que esté concentrado para mantenerse en el camino correcto
Durmiendo en una celda, han pasado 30 semanas
No he recibido ningún correo
Hace frío y el agujero apesta
Y ni siquiera puedes parpadear sin que los negros pongan a prueba tu vida
Mientras leo cada palabra que escribes, solo puedo imaginar
Jason Keaton, solo puedo imaginar
[Javonte:]
La vida se trata de decisiones, hombre
Está en tu mano y la tienes
Solo toma el control si puedes
Está en tu mano y la tienes
[Kendrick Lamar:]
Sentado en el sofá, ese era mi tío Bobby
Después de que acababa de salir, 15 años para contar
No he visto el mundo en tanto tiempo
No he visto a una chica en tanto tiempo
Y antes de que saliera el sol, se había ido
Como un drogadicto de la mejor roca
Tratando de rehacer su vida, o lo que sea
Escribí su nombre en el sistema y no pudieron encontrar su identidad
Lo entendió bien, consiguió un lugar, encontró algo de serenidad
Encontró un trabajo, encontró la tumba de su madre, encontró una botella de 40 onzas
Luego encontró a Dios, luego rebotó, luego encontró una nueva chica
Dos hijos, caderas anchas, encontró algo en ella que no vimos
Encontró este lugar en Pasadena y se acobardó con ella, una inversión
Luego lo encontraron culpable, alguien había gritado violencia doméstica
Violencia contra mi tío, estaba trabajando con dos strikes
Solo salió un año, ahora enfrenta cadena perpetua
Solo puedo imaginar
Eso es una mierda
Solo puedo imaginar, tío Bob
[Javonte:]
La vida se trata de decisiones, hombre
Está en tu mano y la tienes
Solo toma el control si puedes
Está en tu mano y la tienes
[Kendrick Lamar:]
Sentado en el sofá, pensando en la proporción
De negros en prisión tan compactos en prisión
Cuando los negros se juntan con las minorías
El sistema atrapa a más de estos jóvenes de 18 años
Sentencia de 18 años sin libertad condicional
El estado no supervisará
Hacen que el término sea severo, ¿una conspiración?
Así lo llamo, está lleno de mierda
Un inodoro puede ayudar rápido, ¿el gobierno ayuda?
No, solo póngannos en el corredor de la muerte
Solo dennos más armas, luego dennos más coca
Luego dennos otra silla, luego dennos más cuerda
Luego cuélguenla justo ahí, sí
Es justicia para todos, pero el 90 por ciento es injusto
¿Importa? No
Alcatraz fue comprada por un hombre blanco
Por 5 mil dólares, con la intención de expandirse
Más prisiones
Así que estas correccionales no son para la rehabilitación
Son para obtener un negocio más grande
Imagina
Estamos siendo usados
Imagina
La verdad será dicha
[Javonte:]
La vida se trata de decisiones, hombre
Está en tu mano y la tienes
Solo toma el control si puedes
Está en tu mano y la tienes
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