| Glemmer aldrig den tid, hvor vi ikk' havde noget på lommen
| Never forget the time when we did not have anything in our pocket
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| Glemmer aldrig den tid, hvor de andre de hyggede, og vi
| Never forget the time when the others they cuddled and we
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| Alle de kolde vintre vi har holdt ud i kvarterets beton
| All the cold winters we have endured in the concrete of the neighborhood
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| Med fingere så kolde — ku' ingen gang hold' juu i en hånd, nej-nej
| With fingers so cold - ku 'never hold' juu in one hand, no-no
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| Men det var dengang
| But that was then
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| Bror, de havde ikk' så meget dengang
| Brother, they did not have that much back then
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| Tror, mama mistede håbet dengang
| Think mama lost hope back then
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| Når hun så ham i hans øjne, ku' hun ikk' kende ham, nej-nej
| When she saw him in his eyes, she could not recognize him, no-no
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| Gud havde en helt anden plan med ham
| God had a completely different plan with him
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| Med ham, med ham
| With him, with him
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| Nu er lommen fyldt og kæden skinner
| Now the pocket is full and the chain is shining
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| Skinner, skinner
| Rails, rails
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| De alle elsker jajo, prøv og hold' det laylow
| They all love jajo, try and keep 'it laylow
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| Folk de snakker — nu min bror ind' og sid' igen
| People they talk to - now my brother in 'and sit' again
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| Shorta' altid tæt på - blinker blåt i ghettoen
| Shorta 'always close - flashes blue in the ghetto
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| Men der' ikk' så meget, de ka' gøre heromkring
| But there's' not much they can do about it
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| For tror mig, bror, vi har det, har det, har det, har det
| For believe me, brother, we have it, have it, have it, have it
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| Ja, tror mig, bror, vi har det, har det, har det
| Yes, believe me, brother, we have it, have it, have it
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| Jeg, sagde «uh-uh»
| I, said «uh-uh»
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| Bror, prøv og se, hvor langt de nåede
| Brother, try and see how far they got
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| Uanset hva' der sker, vil de altid være ghetto
| No matter what happens, they will always be ghettos
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| Nu 'det lapper efter lapper, hva' for noget?
| Now that it's patch after patch, what's up?
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| Når de ser på den nu
| When they look at it now
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| Ka' jeg se, at de tænker, «hva' der sket?»
| Can I see them thinking, "What happened?"
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| Gud havde en helt anden plan med ham
| God had a completely different plan with him
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| Med ham, med ham
| With him, with him
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| Nu er lommen fyldt og kæden skinner
| Now the pocket is full and the chain is shining
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| Skinner, skinner
| Rails, rails
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| De alle elsker jajo, prøv og hold' det laylow
| They all love jajo, try and keep 'it laylow
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| Folk de snakker — nu min bror ind' og sid' igen
| People they talk to - now my brother in 'and sit' again
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| Shorta' altid tæt på - blinker blåt i ghettoen
| Shorta 'always close - flashes blue in the ghetto
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| Men der' ikk' så meget, de ka' gøre heromkring
| But there's' not much they can do about it
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| For tror mig, bror, vi har det, har det, har det, har det
| For believe me, brother, we have it, have it, have it, have it
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| Ja, tror mig, bror, vi har det, har det, har det
| Yes, believe me, brother, we have it, have it, have it
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| Bror, hvor' han hen? | Brother, where is he going? |
| (Hvor han hen?)
| (Where is he going?)
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| Forsvandt bar' - han vil' lav' sin peng'
| Disappeared bar '- he wants to' make 'his money'
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| Vi var opdelt — vil ha' flokken hjem
| We were divided - want the herd home
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| Følte mig alene, med hjertet der var sten
| Felt alone, with the heart there was stone
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| Følte tingene — alt der var sket
| Felt things - everything that had happened
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| De her følelser — brænd system
| These emotions - burn system
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| Du ved, når det løber, løber
| You know when it runs, runs
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| Min drenge, ja, de ser, ja, de trykker
| My boys, yes, they see, yes, they press
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| Du ved, når de løber, løber
| You know when they run, run
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| Hvis ikk' at de' sælgere, er de købere
| If not 'they' sellers, they are buyers
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| De alle elsker jajo, prøv og hold' det laylow
| They all love jajo, try and keep 'it laylow
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| Folk de snakker — nu min bror ind' og sid' igen
| People they talk to - now my brother in 'and sit' again
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| Shorta' altid tæt på - blinker blåt i ghettoen
| Shorta 'always close - flashes blue in the ghetto
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| Men der' ikk' så meget, de ka' gøre heromkring
| But there's' not much they can do about it
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| For tror mig, bror, vi har det, har det, har det, har det
| For believe me, brother, we have it, have it, have it, have it
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| Ja, tror mig, bror, vi har det, har det, har det | Yes, believe me, brother, we have it, have it, have it |