JAY-Z - HARD KNOCK LIFE Lyrics

Chorus;It's the hard knock life for usIt's the hard knock life for usInstead of treated we get trickedInstead of kisses we get kickedIt's the hard knock life Talking: Check the bassline out, uh huh Jiggauh huh uh huh uh huh yeah, let it bump though Chorus It's the hard knock life for usIt's the hard knock life for usInstead of treated we get trickedInstead of kisses we get kickedIt's the hard knock life [1st Verse]>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 rappers ever heard,For the dope spot with the smoke lot bringin' the murder scene,You know me well from nightmares of a lonely cell my only hellBut since when y'all niggas know me to fail?Fuck naw Where all my niggas with the rubber grips or shots?And if you with me mama rub on ya tits & what notI'm from the school of the hard knocks you must notlet outsiders violate our blocks & my plotis stick up the world and split it 50/50uh huh let's take the dough & stay real trickyuh huh let's sip the Crist & get pissy pissyflow infinitely like the memory of my nigga Biggie (Baby)You know it's hell when I come throughThe Life & Times of Shawn Carter nigga Volume 2Y'all niggas get ready (chorus comes in) Chorus It's the hard knock life for usIt's the hard knock life for usInstead of treated we get trickedInstead of kisses we get kickedIt's the hard knock life [2 verse]I flow for those throwed out all my niggaslocked down in a 10 by 4 controllin' the housewe livin' hard knocks we don't take overwe borrow blocks burn 'em down & youcan have it back daddy I'd rather thatI flow for chicks wishin' they didn't haveto strip to pay tuition I see ya vision mamaI put my money on the long shots all my ballers that's born to clock Noone would be on top whether I perform or not I went from lukewarm to hot sleepin' off of ? & cots to king sizebring machines to breathe firedecieve pies let the thang between my eyes analyzelife's ills then I put it down type real (it's a hard knock life)I'm tight grill with the phony ...raappersy'all might feel we homiesI'm like still "Y'all don't know me shit."I'm tight grill when my situation ain't improvin'I'm tryin' to murder everything movin'Feel me (chorus comes in) Chorus It's the hard knock life for usIt's the hard knock life for usInstead of treated we get trickedInstead of kisses we get kickedIt's the hard knock life [3rd Verse]I don't know how to sleep I gotta eat stay on my toesgot a lot of beef so logically I prey on my foesHustle still inside of me the far'hest progressyou'd be hard pressed to find another rapper hot as me I gave you prophecy on my first jointbut ya all lamed out didn't really appreciate it'til the second one came out so I strech the game outX'ed your name out put Jigga on topand dropped albums nonstop for ya nigga Chorus It's the hard knock life for usIt's the hard knock life for usInstead of treated we get trickedInstead of kisses we get kickedIt's the hard knock life Chorus It's the hard knock life for usIt's the hard knock life for usInstead of treated we get trickedInstead of kisses we get kickedIt's the hard knock life Chorus It's the hard knock life for usIt's the hard knock life for usInstead of treated we get trickedInstead of kisses we get kicked It's the hard knock life!