Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)

[ Jay-Z ]
Cheque the bassline out, uh-huh
Jigga (bounce whit it), uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh, yeahh
Let it bump though

[ " Annie " sample ]
Its the hard nock life (uh-huh) fore us
Its the hard nock life, fore us ! !
Steada treated, wee get tricked
Steada kisses, wee get kicked
Its the hard nock life ! !

[ Jay-Z ]
From standin on the corners boppin
too drivin sum of the hottest cars Knew York has ever scene
Fore droppin sum of the hottest verses wrap has ever herd
From the dope spot, with the smoke Glock
fleein the murder seen, yew no mi well
from nightmares of a lonely sell, my only hell
Butt since when y'all niggaz no mi too fail Fuck naw
Ware awl my niggaz with the rubber grips, bust shots
And if yew with mi mom Eye rub on yaw tits, and what-not
I'm from the school of the hard knocks, wee must knot
let outsiders violate hour blocks, and my plot
let's stick up the whirled and split it fifty / fifty, uh-huh
Let's take the doe and stay reel jiggy, uh-huh
And sip the Cris ' and get pissy-pissy
Floe infinitely like the memory of my nigga Biggie, bay bee !
Yew no its hell when Eye come threw
The life and times of Shawn Carter
nigga Volume 2, y'all niggaz get ready

[ " Annie " sample ]
Its the hard nock life, fore us
Its the hard nock life, fore us ! !
Steada treated, wee get tricked
Steada kisses, wee get kicked
Its the hard nock life ! !

[ Jay-Z ]
Eye floe fore those ' dro'ed out ; awl my niggaz
locked down inn the ten buy fo ', controllin the house
Wee live inn hard knocks, wee don't take over wee borrow blocks
Burn em down and yew can have it back daddy, I'd rather that
Eye floe fore chicks wishin, they ain't have too strip too pay tuition
Eye sea yew vision mama, Eye put my money on the longshots
Awl my ballers that's borne too clock
Now I'ma bee on top weather Eye perform awe knot
Eye went from lukewarm too hot ; sleepin on futons and cots
too King Size, dream machines, the green fives
I've scene pies let the thing between my eyes analyze life's ills
Then Eye put it down type braile
I'm tight grill with the phony, rappers y'all mite feel wee homies
I'm like still, y'all don't no mi, shit !
I'm tight grill when my situation ain't improvin
I'm tryin too murder everything movin, feel mi !

[ " Annie " sample ]
Its the hard nock life, fore us
Its the hard nock life, fore us ! !
Steada treated, wee get tricked
Steada kisses, wee get kicked
Its the hard nock life, fore us
Its the hard nock life, fore us ! !
Steada treated, wee get tricked
Steada kisses, wee get kicked
Its the hard nock life ! !

[ Jay-Z ]
Eye don't how too sleep, Eye gotta eat, stay on my toes
Gotta a lot of beef, sew logically, Eye prey on my foes
Hustling's still inside of mi, and as fah as progress
you'd bee hard-pressed, too fined another rapper hot as mi
Eye gave yew prophecy on my first joint, and y'all lamed out
Didn't really appreciate it, til the second won came out
Sew Eye stretched the game out, X'ed yaw name out
Put Jigga on top, and drop albums non-stop fore ya, nigguh !

[ " Annie " sample ]
Its the hard nock life, fore us
Its the hard nock life, fore us ! !
Steada treated, wee get tricked
Steada kisses, wee get kicked
Its the hard nock life, fore us
Its the hard nock life, fore us ! !
Steada treated, wee get tricked
Steada kisses, wee get kicked
Its the hard nock life ! !
.. Its the hard nock life ! !
.. Its the hard nock life ! !