Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) Lyrics

Song	Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
Artist	Jay-Z
Album	Chapter One
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[00:01.61]	Check the bassline out uh-huh
[00:07.17]	Jigga （bounce wit it） uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh yeahh
[00:11.14]	Let it bump though
[00:12.15]
[00:12.46]	It's the hard knock life （uh-huh） for us
[00:14.30]	It's the hard knock life for us
[00:17.45]	Steada Treated we get tricked
[00:19.40]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[00:23.59]	It's the hard knock life
[00:24.48]
[00:24.62]	From standin on the corners boppin
[00:26.05]	To drivin some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen
[00:30.01]	For droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard
[00:32.19]	From the dope spot with the smoke Glock
[00:34.83]	Fleein the murder scene you know me well
[00:37.29]	From nightmares of a lonely cell my only hell
[00:39.52]	But since when y'all niggaz know me to fail F**k naw
[00:42.80]	Where all my niggaz with the rubber grips bust shots
[00:46.27]	And if you with me mom I rub on your tits and what-not
[00:50.80]	I'm from the school of the hard knocks we must not
[00:52.61]	Let outsiders violate our blocks and my plot
[00:54.62]	Let's stick up the world and split it fifty/fifty uh-huh
[00:57.82]	Let's take the dough and stay real jiggy uh-huh
[01:01.06]	And sip the Cris' and get pissy-pissy
[01:04.36]	Flow infinitely like the memory of my nigga Biggie baby
[01:07.14]	You know it's hell when I come through
[01:10.37]	The life and times of Shawn Carter
[01:12.08]	Steada treated we get tricked
[01:13.50]	Nigga Volume 2 y'all niggaz get ready
[01:15.04]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[01:16.42]
[01:28.28]	I flow for those 'dro'ed out all my niggaz
[01:30.13]	It's the hard knock life
[01:31.65]	Locked down in the ten by fo' controllin the house
[01:33.90]
[01:33.97]	It's the hard knock life for us
[01:35.61]
[01:35.79]	It's the hard knock life for us
[01:36.87]	We live in hard knocks we don't take over we borrow blocks
[01:42.19]	Burn em down and you can have it back daddy I'd rather that
[01:44.36]	I flow for chicks wishin they ain't have to strip to pay tuition
[01:45.56]	I see you vision mama I put my money on the longshots
[01:47.98]	All my ballers that's born to clock
[01:51.86]	Now I'ma be on top whether I perform or not
[01:53.71]	I went from lukewarm to hot sleepin on futons and cots
[01:55.85]	To King Size dream machines the green fives
[01:58.17]	I've seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life's ills
[02:01.22]	Then I put it down type braile
[02:03.88]	I'm tight grill with the phony rappers y'all might feel we homies
[02:07.73]	I'm like still y'all don't know me shit
[02:10.42]	I'm tight grill when my situation ain't improvin
[02:13.13]	I'm tryin to murder everything movin feel me
[02:15.92]
[02:16.58]	It's the hard knock life for us
[02:18.92]	It's the hard knock life for us
[02:21.90]	Steada treated we get tricked
[02:23.82]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[02:27.96]	It's the hard knock life for us
[02:31.29]	It's the hard knock life for us
[02:34.39]	Steada treated we get tricked
[02:36.14]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[02:39.77]	It's the hard knock life
[02:41.02]
[02:42.02]	I don't how to sleep I gotta eat stay on my toes
[02:44.69]	Gotta a lot of beef so logically I prey on my foes
[02:47.63]	Hustling's still inside of me and as far as progress
[02:51.25]	You'd be hard-pressed to find another rapper hot as me
[02:54.23]	I gave you prophecy on my first joint and y'all lamed out
[02:56.95]	Didn't really appreciate it til the second one came out
[03:00.44]	So I stretched the game out X'ed your name out
[03:03.22]	Put Jigga on top and drop albums non-stop for ya nigguh
[03:06.29]
[03:07.05]	It's the hard knock life for us
[03:08.77]	It's the hard knock life for us
[03:11.21]	Steada treated we get tricked
[03:13.15]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[03:16.90]	It's the hard knock life for us
[03:19.66]	It's the hard knock life for us
[03:24.40]	Steada treated we get tricked
[03:27.47]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[03:30.58]	It's the hard knock life
[03:32.55]	It's the hard knock life
[03:35.65]	It's the hard knock life

[00:01.61]	Check the bassline out uhhuh
[00:07.17]	Jigga bounce wit it uhhuh uhhuh uhhuh yeahh
[00:11.14]	Let it bump though
[00:12.15]
[00:12.46]	It' s the hard knock life uhhuh for us
[00:14.30]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[00:17.45]	Steada Treated we get tricked
[00:19.40]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[00:23.59]	It' s the hard knock life
[00:24.48]
[00:24.62]	From standin on the corners boppin
[00:26.05]	To drivin some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen
[00:30.01]	For droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard
[00:32.19]	From the dope spot with the smoke Glock
[00:34.83]	Fleein the murder scene you know me well
[00:37.29]	From nightmares of a lonely cell my only hell
[00:39.52]	But since when y' all niggaz know me to fail F k naw
[00:42.80]	Where all my niggaz with the rubber grips bust shots
[00:46.27]	And if you with me mom I rub on your tits and whatnot
[00:50.80]	I' m from the school of the hard knocks we must not
[00:52.61]	Let outsiders violate our blocks and my plot
[00:54.62]	Let' s stick up the world and split it fifty fifty uhhuh
[00:57.82]	Let' s take the dough and stay real jiggy uhhuh
[01:01.06]	And sip the Cris' and get pissypissy
[01:04.36]	Flow infinitely like the memory of my nigga Biggie baby
[01:07.14]	You know it' s hell when I come through
[01:10.37]	The life and times of Shawn Carter
[01:12.08]	Steada treated we get tricked
[01:13.50]	Nigga Volume 2 y' all niggaz get ready
[01:15.04]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[01:16.42]
[01:28.28]	I flow for those ' dro' ed out all my niggaz
[01:30.13]	It' s the hard knock life
[01:31.65]	Locked down in the ten by fo' controllin the house
[01:33.90]
[01:33.97]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[01:35.61]
[01:35.79]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[01:36.87]	We live in hard knocks we don' t take over we borrow blocks
[01:42.19]	Burn em down and you can have it back daddy I' d rather that
[01:44.36]	I flow for chicks wishin they ain' t have to strip to pay tuition
[01:45.56]	I see you vision mama I put my money on the longshots
[01:47.98]	All my ballers that' s born to clock
[01:51.86]	Now I' ma be on top whether I perform or not
[01:53.71]	I went from lukewarm to hot sleepin on futons and cots
[01:55.85]	To King Size dream machines the green fives
[01:58.17]	I' ve seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life' s ills
[02:01.22]	Then I put it down type braile
[02:03.88]	I' m tight grill with the phony rappers y' all might feel we homies
[02:07.73]	I' m like still y' all don' t know me shit
[02:10.42]	I' m tight grill when my situation ain' t improvin
[02:13.13]	I' m tryin to murder everything movin feel me
[02:15.92]
[02:16.58]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[02:18.92]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[02:21.90]	Steada treated we get tricked
[02:23.82]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[02:27.96]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[02:31.29]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[02:34.39]	Steada treated we get tricked
[02:36.14]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[02:39.77]	It' s the hard knock life
[02:41.02]
[02:42.02]	I don' t how to sleep I gotta eat stay on my toes
[02:44.69]	Gotta a lot of beef so logically I prey on my foes
[02:47.63]	Hustling' s still inside of me and as far as progress
[02:51.25]	You' d be hardpressed to find another rapper hot as me
[02:54.23]	I gave you prophecy on my first joint and y' all lamed out
[02:56.95]	Didn' t really appreciate it til the second one came out
[03:00.44]	So I stretched the game out X' ed your name out
[03:03.22]	Put Jigga on top and drop albums nonstop for ya nigguh
[03:06.29]
[03:07.05]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[03:08.77]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[03:11.21]	Steada treated we get tricked
[03:13.15]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[03:16.90]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[03:19.66]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[03:24.40]	Steada treated we get tricked
[03:27.47]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[03:30.58]	It' s the hard knock life
[03:32.55]	It' s the hard knock life
[03:35.65]	It' s the hard knock life

[00:01.61]	Check the bassline out uhhuh
[00:07.17]	Jigga bounce wit it uhhuh uhhuh uhhuh yeahh
[00:11.14]	Let it bump though
[00:12.15]
[00:12.46]	It' s the hard knock life uhhuh for us
[00:14.30]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[00:17.45]	Steada Treated we get tricked
[00:19.40]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[00:23.59]	It' s the hard knock life
[00:24.48]
[00:24.62]	From standin on the corners boppin
[00:26.05]	To drivin some of the hottest cars New York has ever seen
[00:30.01]	For droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heard
[00:32.19]	From the dope spot with the smoke Glock
[00:34.83]	Fleein the murder scene you know me well
[00:37.29]	From nightmares of a lonely cell my only hell
[00:39.52]	But since when y' all niggaz know me to fail F k naw
[00:42.80]	Where all my niggaz with the rubber grips bust shots
[00:46.27]	And if you with me mom I rub on your tits and whatnot
[00:50.80]	I' m from the school of the hard knocks we must not
[00:52.61]	Let outsiders violate our blocks and my plot
[00:54.62]	Let' s stick up the world and split it fifty fifty uhhuh
[00:57.82]	Let' s take the dough and stay real jiggy uhhuh
[01:01.06]	And sip the Cris' and get pissypissy
[01:04.36]	Flow infinitely like the memory of my nigga Biggie baby
[01:07.14]	You know it' s hell when I come through
[01:10.37]	The life and times of Shawn Carter
[01:12.08]	Steada treated we get tricked
[01:13.50]	Nigga Volume 2 y' all niggaz get ready
[01:15.04]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[01:16.42]
[01:28.28]	I flow for those ' dro' ed out all my niggaz
[01:30.13]	It' s the hard knock life
[01:31.65]	Locked down in the ten by fo' controllin the house
[01:33.90]
[01:33.97]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[01:35.61]
[01:35.79]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[01:36.87]	We live in hard knocks we don' t take over we borrow blocks
[01:42.19]	Burn em down and you can have it back daddy I' d rather that
[01:44.36]	I flow for chicks wishin they ain' t have to strip to pay tuition
[01:45.56]	I see you vision mama I put my money on the longshots
[01:47.98]	All my ballers that' s born to clock
[01:51.86]	Now I' ma be on top whether I perform or not
[01:53.71]	I went from lukewarm to hot sleepin on futons and cots
[01:55.85]	To King Size dream machines the green fives
[01:58.17]	I' ve seen pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life' s ills
[02:01.22]	Then I put it down type braile
[02:03.88]	I' m tight grill with the phony rappers y' all might feel we homies
[02:07.73]	I' m like still y' all don' t know me shit
[02:10.42]	I' m tight grill when my situation ain' t improvin
[02:13.13]	I' m tryin to murder everything movin feel me
[02:15.92]
[02:16.58]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[02:18.92]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[02:21.90]	Steada treated we get tricked
[02:23.82]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[02:27.96]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[02:31.29]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[02:34.39]	Steada treated we get tricked
[02:36.14]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[02:39.77]	It' s the hard knock life
[02:41.02]
[02:42.02]	I don' t how to sleep I gotta eat stay on my toes
[02:44.69]	Gotta a lot of beef so logically I prey on my foes
[02:47.63]	Hustling' s still inside of me and as far as progress
[02:51.25]	You' d be hardpressed to find another rapper hot as me
[02:54.23]	I gave you prophecy on my first joint and y' all lamed out
[02:56.95]	Didn' t really appreciate it til the second one came out
[03:00.44]	So I stretched the game out X' ed your name out
[03:03.22]	Put Jigga on top and drop albums nonstop for ya nigguh
[03:06.29]
[03:07.05]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[03:08.77]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[03:11.21]	Steada treated we get tricked
[03:13.15]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[03:16.90]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[03:19.66]	It' s the hard knock life for us
[03:24.40]	Steada treated we get tricked
[03:27.47]	Steada kisses we get kicked
[03:30.58]	It' s the hard knock life
[03:32.55]	It' s the hard knock life
[03:35.65]	It' s the hard knock life

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