Check the bassline out, (bounce wit it), uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh, yeahh Let it bump
["Annie" the hard knock life (uh-huh) for us It's the knock life, for us!! Steada treated, we get kisses, we get kicked It's the hard life!!
From standin on the corners to drivin some of the hottest cars New York has seen For droppin some of the hottest verses rap has heard From the dope spot, with the Glock the murder scene, you know me well from nightmares of a lonely cell, my hell But since when y'all niggaz know me to fail? naw Where all my niggaz with the grips, bust shots And if you with me mom I rub on your tits, and I'm the school of the hard knocks, we must not let outsiders violate our blocks, and my let's stick up the world and it fifty/fifty, uh-huh Let's take the dough and stay real jiggy, And sip the and get pissy-pissy Flow like the memory of my nigga Biggie, baby! You know it's hell when I through The life and times of Shawn nigga Volume 2, niggaz get ready
["Annie" It's the hard life, for us the hard knock life, for us!! Steada treated, we get kisses, we get kicked It's the hard life!!
I flow for those 'dro'ed out; all my locked in the ten by fo', controllin the house We live in hard knocks, we don't take over we blocks Burn em down and you can have it back daddy, I'd that I flow for chicks wishin, they have to strip to pay tuition I see you vision mama, I put my on the longshots All my ballers born to clock Now be on top whether I perform or not I went from to hot; sleepin on futons and cots to Size, dream machines, the green fives I've seen pies let the thing between my analyze life's ills I put it down type braile I'm tight grill with the phony, rappers might feel we homies I'm like still, y'all don't me, shit! I'm tight grill my situation ain't improvin I'm tryin to murder movin, feel me?!
["Annie" It's the hard life, for us It's the hard life, for us!! Steada treated, we get kisses, we get kicked It's the hard life, for us It's the knock life, for us!! treated, we get tricked Steada kisses, we get the hard knock life!!
I don't how to sleep, I eat, stay on my toes Gotta a lot of beef, so logically, I prey on my still inside of me, and as far as progress you'd be hard-pressed, to another rapper hot as me I gave you prophecy on my joint, and y'all lamed out Didn't really appreciate it, til the one came out So I the game out, X'ed your name out Put on top, and drop albums non-stop for ya, nigguh!
["Annie" It's the hard life, for us the hard knock life, for us!! Steada treated, we get kisses, we get kicked It's the hard life, for us the hard knock life, for us!! Steada treated, we get Steada kisses, we get the hard knock life!! .. It's the knock life!! .. It's the hard life!!