[Chorus: Aileen Quinn as Annie & Orphans & SkiBs]
It's a hard-knock life for us
It's a hard-knock life for us
'Stead of treated, we get tricked
'Stead of kisses, we get kicked
It's a hard-knock life for us
It's a hard-knock life for us (Ayy, ayy)
'Stead of treated, we get tricked
'Stead of kisses, we get kicked (Skibs, heh, yeah)
It's a hard-knock life

[Verse 1: SkiBs]
Now I'm tryna get set as the best
But suddenly, all this music shit is gettin' me stressed
But yo, I ain't gon' let it get to me yet
So wе keep pushin', never set it to rеst
Yeah, you say this life is hard, I say we fightin' for it
And if you talkin' shit, well, we might just ignore it
Now I know I'ma make it like a psychic saw it
Ayy yo, you takin' off? I caught the flight before
Ayy, when you see me, I'm on top of my shit
Ayy yo, overseas kid, now I'm crossin' the grid
First, you know they always gon' start jockin' my shit
But then the next thing they do is start coppin' my shit
Yo, tryna be different, tryna stay out your course
So when this shit gets hard, that's when I say I want more
If you say I can't do it, bitch, I'll knock you to the floor
This a hard-knock life, kid, I'm knockin' at your door, what's up?
[Chorus: Aileen Quinn as Annie & Orphans & SkiBs]
It's a hard-knock life for us (Ha, yeah, yeah)
It's a hard-knock life for us
'Stead of treated, we get tricked
'Stead of kisses, we get kicked
It's a hard-knock life for us
It's a hard-knock life for us (Ayy, ayy)
'Stead of treated, we get tricked
'Stead of kisses, we get kicked (Skibs, heh, yeah)
It's a hard-knock life

[Verse 2: SkiBs]
I'll go back to what you was thinkin' before
Ayy, y'all too late to go get it like someone's ringin' the door
I swear you motherfuckers are just wasting my time
'Cause now this music ain't the only shit I got on my mind
I got to school, help my mom just to know I'm a pest
Got these teachers on my ass when I show up to class
Gotta give you the facts, give a fuck about math
You say that we need it but that's something I'll never grasp
Ayy, to be honest, this life is fucked, I promise
So choose how you gon' be remembered when you're gone, kid
So go get the biggest joint you gon' ever find
Rip that shit in one hit and write some clever lines
I've gotten fucked with, yeah, I've been shot down
Thinkin' I'ma stop, not now, just to fuck with you
I'ma ride around town with the top down
Smokin' weed with the homies, makin' cop sounds, heh (It's a hard-knock life—)