Check the bassline out uh-huh Jigga （bounce wit it） uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh yeahh Let it bump though It s the hard knock life （uh-huh） for us It s the hard knock life for us!! Steada treated we get tricked Steada kisses we get kicked It s the hard knock life!! From 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 **** spot with the smoke Glock fleein the murder scene you know me well from nigh****ares of a lonely cell my only hell But since when y all *****z know me to fail ***** naw Where all my *****z with the rubber grips bust shots And if you with me mom I rub on your ***** and what-not I m from the school of the hard knocks we must not let outsiders violate our blocks and my plot let s stick up the world and split it fifty/fifty uh-huh Let s take the dough and stay real jiggy uh-huh And sip the Cris and get pissy-pissy Flow infinitely like the memory of my ***** Biggie baby! You know it s hell when Ie through The life and times of Shawn Carter ***** Volume 2 y all *****z get ready It s the hard knock life for us It s the hard knock life for us!! Steada treated we get tricked Steada kisses we get kicked It s the hard knock life!! I flow for those dro ed out all my *****z locked down in the ten by fo controllin the house We 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 I flow for chicks wi*****n they ain t have to strip to pay tuition I see you vision mama I put my money on the longshots All my ballers that s born to clock Now I ma be on top whether I perform or not I went from lukewarm to hot sleepin on futons and cots to King Size dream machines the green fives I ve seen pies let the thing between my eyes *****yze life s ills Then I put it down type braile I m tight grill with the phony rappers y all might feel we homies I m like still y all don t know me *****t! I m tight grill when my situation ain t improvin I m tryin to murder everything movin feel me ! It s the hard knock life for us It s the hard knock life for us!! Steada treated we get tricked Steada kisses we get kicked It s the hard knock life for us It s the hard knock life for us!! Steada treated we get tricked Steada kisses we get kicked It s the hard knock life!! I don t how to sleep I gotta eat stay on my toes Gotta a lot of beef so logically I prey on my foes Hustling s still inside of me and as far as progress you d be hard-pressed to find another rapper hot as me I gave you prophecy on my first joint and y all lamed out Didn t really appreciate it til the second one came out So I stretched the game out X ed your name out Put Jigga on top and drop albums non-stop for ya nigguh! It s the hard knock life for us It s the hard knock life for us!! Steada treated we get tricked Steada kisses we get kicked It s the hard knock life for us It s the hard knock life for us!! Steada treated we get tricked Steada kisses we get kicked It s the hard knock life!!
It s the hard knock life!!
It s the hard knock life!!
[00:02.79]Check the bassline out uh-huh [00:07.54]Jigga （bounce wit it） uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh yeahh [00:10.66]Let it bump though [00:11.47]It s the hard knock life （uh-huh） for us [00:14.44]It s the hard knock life for us!! [00:17.61]Steada treated we get tricked [00:19.99]Steada kisses we get kicked [00:23.87]It s the hard knock life!! [00:25.48]From standin on the corners boppin [00:26.89]to drivin some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen [00:29.97]For droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard [00:32.99]From the **** spot with the smoke Glock [00:34.75]fleein the murder scene you know me well [00:37.08]from nigh****ares of a lonely cell my only hell [00:40.10]But since when y all *****z know me to fail ***** naw [00:43.18]Where all my *****z with the rubber grips bust shots [00:45.60]And if you with me mom I rub on your ***** and what-not [00:48.98]I m from the school of the hard knocks we must not [00:52.96]let outsiders violate our blocks and my plot [00:55.78]let s stick up the world and split it fifty/fifty uh-huh [00:58.71]Let s take the dough and stay real jiggy uh-huh [01:01.93]And sip the Cris and get pissy-pissy [01:04.10]Flow infinitely like the memory of my ***** Biggie baby! [01:07.48]You know it s hell when Ie through [01:10.50]The life and times of Shawn Carter [01:12.01]***** Volume 2 y all *****z get ready [01:14.64]It s the hard knock life for us [01:16.70]It s the hard knock life for us!! [01:19.78]Steada treated we get tricked [01:22.35]Steada kisses we get kicked [01:26.13]It s the hard knock life!! [01:27.65]I flow for those dro ed out all my *****z [01:30.32]locked down in the ten by fo controllin the house [01:32.94]We live in hard knocks we don t take over we borrow blocks [01:36.17]Burn em down and you can have it back daddy I d rather that [01:39.60]I flow for chicks wi*****n they ain t have to strip to pay tuition [01:43.53]I see you vision mama I put my money on the longshots [01:46.76]All my ballers that s born to clock [01:48.88]Now I ma be on top whether I perform or not [01:51.70]I went from lukewarm to hot sleepin on futons and cots [01:55.68]to King Size dream machines the green fives [01:57.80]I ve seen pies let the thing between my eyes *****yze life s ills [02:01.58]Then I put it down type braile [02:04.26]I m tight grill with the phony rappers y all might feel we homies [02:08.39]I m like still y all don t know me *****t! [02:10.81]I m tight grill when my situation ain t improvin [02:13.48]I m tryin to murder everything movin feel me ! [02:16.81]It s the hard knock life for us [02:18.88]It s the hard knock life for us!! [02:22.16]Steada treated we get tricked [02:24.93]Steada kisses we get kicked [02:28.46]It s the hard knock life for us [02:31.53]It s the hard knock life for us!! [02:34.66]Steada treated we get tricked [02:37.34]Steada kisses we get kicked [02:40.91]It s the hard knock life!! [02:42.22]I don t how to sleep I gotta eat stay on my toes [02:45.05]Gotta a lot of beef so logically I prey on my foes [02:47.97]Hustling s still inside of me and as far as progress [02:51.35]you d be hard-pressed to find another rapper hot as me [02:54.02]I gave you prophecy on my first joint and y all lamed out [02:57.40]Didn t really appreciate it til the second one came out [03:00.57]So I stretched the game out X ed your name out [03:03.80]Put Jigga on top and drop albums non-stop for ya nigguh! [03:06.32]It s the hard knock life for us [03:09.00]It s the hard knock life for us!! [03:11.97]Steada treated we get tricked [03:15.04]Steada kisses we get kicked [03:18.38]It s the hard knock life for us [03:21.20]It s the hard knock life for us!! [03:24.42]Steada treated we get tricked [03:27.55]Steada kisses we get kicked [03:30.67]It s the hard knock life!! [03:33.90] [03:43.53]It s the hard knock life!! [03:46.15] [03:55.82]It s the hard knock life!!
