*Spoken* Take the base line out No? You dont have to Bounce with it It's a hard knock life for us It's a hard knock (yeah) life for us Stead of treated, we get tricked Stead of kisses, we get kicked It's a hard knock life I don't know how to be no crib on MTV God only knows got my mini me and the GPS see how it goes Evil's all that i see You ask me my name D to the Rizzo E to the Vizzo I to the Lizzo I'm a crazy mother &&^* Y'all knew that! Austin caught me in the 1st act it's all backwards what's with that? so I'll make a prophecy from the dogs to the mini me Gimme an Escalade, my 2 way Bling Bling on e-Bay domino mother &*^& It's a hard knock life (yeah) for us It's a hard knock life (Stick that in your pipe and smoke it!) for us Stead of treated, we (Uh Ha) get tricked Stead of kisses, (This is for my homies in Bruges).we get kicked Its the hard knock life for us(Uh hu uh hu uh hu) It's a hard knock life for us Stead of treated, we get tricked Stead of Kisses, (Aaahhhh, Cristal, my moto, a couple of bihatches, why not?) It's a hard knock life I gotta bust-a-move drop and bust-a-groove Feeling fine, got an evil crew Goldmember too lick my nine til then I'll #%$^ $^$@^ on my %^$ That's all Fer shizzle my nizzle y'all It's a hard knock life This is a shout out to Hoova God MC You all know him, that's Jay-Z I met him.. Well, I saw him in a restaurant once.. (it's a hard knock life) *Spoken* Stick that in your blunt and smoke it Yeah! I said blunt!
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