Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

Song Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)
Artist Jay-Z
Album Chapter One

Lyrics

[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

Pinyin

[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