check the bassline out uhhuh jigga bounce wit it uhhuh uhhuh uhhuh yeahh let it bump thoughits the hard knock life uhhuh for us its the hard knock life for us steada treated we get tricked steada kisses we get kicked its the hard knock lifefrom standin on the corners boppin to drivin some of the hottest cars new york has ever seen for droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard from the dope spot with the smoke glock fleein the murder scene you know me well from nightmares of a lonely cell my only hell but since when yall niggaz know me to fail fuck naw where all my niggaz with the rubber grips bust shots and if you with me mom i rub on your tits and whatnot im from the school of the hard knocks we must not let outsiders violate our blocks and my plot lets stick up the world and split it fiftyfifty uhhuh lets take the dough and stay real jiggy uhhuh and sip the cris and get pissypissy flow infinitely like the memory of my nigga biggie baby you know its hell when i come through the life and times of shawn carter nigga volume 2 yall niggaz get readyits the hard knock life for us its the hard knock life for us steada treated we get tricked steada kisses we get kicked its the hard knock lifei flow for those droed out all my niggaz locked down in the ten by fo controllin the house we live in hard knocks we dont take over we borrow blocks burn em down and you can have it back daddy id rather that i flow for chicks wishin they aint have to strip to pay tuition i see you vision mama i put my money on the long shots all my ballers thats born to clock now ima be on top whether i perform or not i went from lukewarm to hot sleepin on futons and cots to king size green machines the green fives ive seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze lifes ills then i put it down type braile im tight grill with the phony rappers yall might feel we homies im like still yall dont know me shit im tight grill when my situation aint improving im tryin to murder everything movin feel meits the hard knock life for us its the hard knock life for us steada treated we get tricked steada kisses we get kicked its the hard knock life for us its the hard knock life for us steada treated we get tricked steada kisses we get kicked its the hard knock lifei dont how to sleep i gotta eat stay on my toes gotta a lot of beef so logically i prey on my foes hustlings still inside of me and as far as progress youd be hardpressed to find another rapper hot as me i gave you prophecy on my first joint and yall lamed out didnt really appreciate it til the second one came out so i stretched the game out xed your name out put jigga on top and drop albums nonstop for ya nigguhits the hard knock life for us its the hard knock life for us steada treated we get tricked steada kisses we get kicked its the hard knock life for us its the hard knock life for us steada treated we get tricked steada kisses we get kicked its the hard knock life its the hard knock life its the hard knock life