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[Intro] N.C.
C F# Check the Cbassline out,F# uh huh DJigga,E uh huh, uh Dhuh, uh huh,C yeah Let it bump though
[Chorus] It's the hard knock life, for us
It's the hard Eknock life, for Fus DSteada treaEted, we get Ftricked Steada kisseEs, we get Gmkicked CIt's the hard knock life
[Verse 1] From standin' on the corners boppin' To drivin' some of the hottest cars, New York has ever seen
CFor droppin' some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard From the dope spot, with the smoke glock CFleein' the murder scene, you know me well From nightmares of a lonely cell, my only hell CBut since when y'all niggaz know me to fail? Fuck naw Where all my niggaz with the rubber grips, bust shots? CAnd if you with me, mom, I rub on your tits, and what not
[Verse 2] I'm from the school of the hard knocks, we must not
CLet outsiders violate our blocks, and my plot Let's stick up the world and split it fifty-fifty, uhu uhu CLet's take the dough and stay real jiggy, uhu uhu And sip the cris' and get pissy pissy CFlow infinitely like the memory of my nigga biggie, baby You know it's hell when I come through CThe life and times of Shawn Carter Nigga Volume 2, y'all niggaz get ready
[Chorus]
It's the Dhard knock Clife, for us It's the hard knock Elife, Ffor us Steada treatEed, we getF tricked DSteada kissEes, we get Ckicked It's the hard knock life!
[Verse 3]
CI flow for those 'dro'ed out all my niggaz Locked down in the ten by fo', controllin' the house CWe live in hard knocks, we don't take over we borrow blocks Burn 'em down and you can have it back, daddy, I'd rather that CI flow for chicks wishin', they ain't have to strip to pay tuition I see you vision mama, I put my money on the longshots CAll my ballers that's born to clock Now I'ma be on top whether I perform or not
[Verse 4]
CI went from lukewarm to hot, sleepin' on futons and cots To king size dream machines, the green fives CI've seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life's ills Then I put it down type braille CI'm tight grill with the phony, rappers y'all might feel we homies I'm like still, y'all don't know me, shit CI'm tight grill when my situation ain't improvin' I'm tryin' to murder everything movin', feel me
[Chorus] It's the hard knock life, for us
DIt's the hard Eknock life, for Fus DSteada treatEed, we Bget Ftricked DSteada kissEes, we get Ckicked
[Chorus] It's the hard knock life, for us
DIt's the hard Cknock life, for Fus CSteada treatEed, we get Ftricked DSteada kissEes, we get Ckicked F#It's the hard knock life
[Verse 5]
I don't know Chow to sleep, I gotta eat, stay on my toes Gotta a lot of beef, so logically, I prey on my foes CHustling's still inside of me, and as far as progress You'd be hard-pressed, to find another rapper hot as me CI gave you prophecy on my first joint, and y'all lamed out Didn't really appreciate it, till the second one came out CSo I stretched the game out, x'ed your name out Put jigga on top, drop albums non-stop for ya, nigga
[Chorus] It's the hard knock life, for us
DIt's the hard Eknock life, for Fus DSteada treatEed, we get Ftricked DSteada kissEes, Cwe get kicked
[Chorus]
It's the Dhard knock Clife, for us It's the hard Eknock life, for Cus Steada treatEed, we get Ftricked DSteada kissEes, Cwe get Fkicked
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It's the Dhard knock Clife D D C It's the Dhard knock Clife