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