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I left home and moved to Brooklyn where my boyfriend had a place
– Mwen te kite Kay la e mwen te deplase Nan Brooklyn kote mennaj mwen te gen yon kote
And he had track marks on his arms but had the most angelic face
– Epi li te gen mak sou bra l men li te gen figi ki pi zanj
I watched my friends die before twenty-one, and now I’m twenty-eight
– Mwen te gade zanmi m yo mouri anvan ven-yon, e kounye a mwen gen ven-uit
I’m at the doctor’s every day, because I can’t stop losing weight
– Mwen nan doktè a chak jou, paske mwen pa ka sispann pèdi pwa
And now I’m the one with needles in my arms and in my legs
– Epi kounye a mwen se youn nan ak zegwi nan bra m ak nan janm mwen
I’m making jokes about the blood tests, and I’m plannin’ my estate
– Mwen ap fè blag sou tès san yo, e mwen planifye byen mwen
And I don’t wanna blame the child, but I have to speculate
– E mwen pa vle blame timoun nan, men mwen gen pou espekile
If this could all just be an answer to those prayers that came delayed
– Si tout sa a te kapab jis yon repons a priyè sa yo ki te vini an reta
Because I never would have said it if I knew I’d have to wait
– Paske mwen pa ta janm te di li si mwen te konnen mwen ta dwe rete tann
Until the moment I was happy, then it all disintegrates, and I’m singin’
– Jiska moman sa a mwen te kontan, lè sa a, li tout dezentegre, e mwen ap chante
“Please, God, I don’t wanna be sick
– “Tanpri, Bondye, mwen pa vle malad
And I don’t wanna hurt, so get it over with quick
– E mwen pa vle fè mal, se konsa jwenn li sou ak vit
Please, God, I wanna be loved
– Tanpri, Bondye, mwen vle yo dwe renmen
Don’t wanna be somebody that you’re tryna get rid of
– Pa vle yon moun ke ou ap eseye debarase m de
Please, God, I don’t wanna be sick
– Tanpri, Bondye, mwen pa vle malad
And I don’t wanna hurt, so get it over with quick
– E mwen pa vle fè mal, se konsa jwenn li sou ak vit
Please, God, I wanna be loved
– Tanpri, Bondye, mwen vle yo dwe renmen
I don’t wanna be somebody you’re tryna get rid of”
– Mwen pa vle fè yon moun ou ap eseye debarase m de”
Thank you
– Mèsi
