(Jai Beats on the track, boy)

(Let that shit ride, Eighty8)

It's a hard knock life, it's gon' be alright

Win or lose, it's part of life

Wanted this shit so bad I stayed up all night

Put my all in this song, put my pain in the mic

With the slatts on the gang, I been climbing up the mountain

My mama had all boys but I feel so adopted

My destiny upon

I been tryna take off like a rocket

I ain't really into playing games

Gave it my all, I risked everything

Sold weed and that rock just for me to spit this real pain

Real relate to real, get the fuck up out my way

Never been a yes man, always meant what I say

I'm quick to bust a nigga top, real caution where I stay

I'll never talk behind your back

I'll always say it face to face

See, loyalty don't come around no more

Don't really fuck with groupie hoes, they be doing the most

Don't get me mad, I explode

She said she love me, I don't know

'Cause I been broken before

Feel like I been fighting for my life, I been on trial

It's been a minute since I was happy and I laugh and I smile

It's a hard knock life, it's gon' be alright

Win or lose, it's part of life

Wanted this shit so bad I stayed up all night

Put my all in this song, put my pain in the mic

With the slatts on the gang, I been climbing up the mountain

My mama had all boys but I feel so adopted

My destiny upon

I been tryna take off like a rocket

I looked my brother in his eyes, I told him I'm here forever

It was raining, it was cold, we ain't even had no shelter

everything's gonna be alright

Let's do this shit for Trevon, man

just make it through the night

I can't tell you every night that I done cried

I tend to drift off and find a safe place so I can cry

Eviction notice on the door, my brothers posted at the store

Tryna find a way to survive so we grind all night

you know it's kill on sight

I been here for a minute, feel like I'm stuck

in the beginning (It's the beginning, yeah)

Oh, I don't know no Roxanne, pray that I won't be toxic

It's a hard knock life, it's gon' be alright

Win or lose, it's part of life

Wanted this shit so bad I stayed up all night

Put my all in this song, put my pain in the mic

With the slatts on the gang, I been climbing up the mountain

My mama had all boys but I feel so adopted

My destiny upon

I been tryna take off like a rocket