[Intro]
It's the hard knock life for us (Grrah, grrah, look, gang-gang-gang)
It's the hard knock life for us (Like, EMRLD)
'Stead of treated (RPT, 4sev', 4sev')
We get tricked
'Stead of kisses (Look, gang-gang-gang)
We get kicked
It's the hard knock life

[Verse 1]
It's a hard knock life for me and my muddies
All the shit that we been through and did (Boom)
Like, damn, I was locked in a box with all of my thoughts
Like, how I'ma get out this shit? (Like)
I gotta stick to the plan and stay out the way
'Cause I cannot go out like 'Dot (Edot)
I gotta run up these bands and love all my friends (Like)
'Cause n***as wanna take my spot (At all)
Like, and I cannot lеave without knocks (At all)
And I know she be with thе opps (Grrah-grrah, boom)
She can't get the addy (At all), don't care if she pretty (Gang)
I think that lil' smoochie think she got the drop
And they know what I do, look (And they know what I—)
And they know what I did (Did)
I got excited and set out to 'Bridge ('Bridge)
Bitch, I back on fifty K on my wrist
Gang-gang-gang
And they know what I do, look (And they know what I do)
And they know what I did (Did)
We gettin' money, no guns in the vid (Vid)
She wanna link and I know where I live (Gang-gang-gang)
And I gotta get us a crib (For sure)
I gotta get mama that house (On bro)
Her pussy wet, I don't wanna pull out (At all, at all)
But she gotta go, she be runnin' her mouth, like
I couldn't wait 'til I get to the top
And I feel like the king, like, where is my crown? (Gang-gang-gang)
On the opps, I be spinnin' around
Oh, that's a OY? We put him in the ground (Die O)
'Cause they know I don't play with the, uh (At all), look
And they know that I stay with the, uh (At all)
Oh, they jack the 'Bridge? Put that boy in the trunk
And if he try to run, then that boy in my blunt (Get that n***a)
Oh, he fast on his feet? I don't care
Oh, he said the wrong thing? Sit him down in a chair
And we killin' all they mans (For sure), so we know they scared
Hop out the V if you know we gon' flare
[Bridge]
Like
Like, where was your gun? Like
Huh? That's rule number one
Gang-gang-gang
Like, gang (Gang-gang-gang)

[Verse 2]
They like, "DThang, you gotta come back and just save this shit" (For sure)
They know how I move in the spot
Gotta turn up, gotta run up the guap
Said the wrong thing, he got left on the spot
Like, look at my watch (Look at my watch), like
Like, look at my neck
They ain't believe I'd make it out the 'jects (At all)
We sendin' bullets, we don't do the threats, like (Gang-gang-gang)
I know Stunna gon' geek, look at my wrist, it's a Patek Philippe
Look at her Franck, I could tell that shit cheap
And I'm turnin' up, I make bands when I sleep (Gang, gang)
And what's up with y'all new n***as rappin'? (What's up?)
Oh, y'all do that shit for a name (What?)
But I did that shit for the gang (On bro)
Like, and all y'all n***as sound the same (Free my hearts)

[Bridge]
Like, she shakin' her hips and I like how she do that
Like
She shakin' her hips and I like how she do that (Grrah, grrah boom)
Gang-gang-gang
Like, and she a smoochie (Gang-gang), we can't kiss
[Outro]
Yo, it's that DThang n***a, make 'em jiggy 'fore we shoot 'em, you heard?
Look, R.I.P. Woo
Like, gang-gang-gang
It's the hard knock life for us
It's the hard knock life for us
'Stead of treated
We get tricked
'Stead of kisses
We get kicked
It's the hard knock life