(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!)
Yeah!
(sung)
I didn't know how to be
No crib on mtv
God only knows
I got my mini-me in the gp
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 fuck*
Ya'll knew that
Austin caught me in the first act
It's all backwards
What's with that?
So I'll make a prophecy
From the dawgs to the mini-me
Give me an Escalade,
Two-way,
Bling-Bling on e-bay
Damn it I'm a motha fuck**
(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!)