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Hard Knock Lyrics by Tafia

Street Clarity: Gangsta Grillz

2021

[Intro]
Okay

[Verse 1]
They don't know how I'm gettin' it so they guessin' (They guessin', this what y'all was waitin' for?)
Big ol' DC piece hang from my necklace (I'm flexin')
I'm on now, but I'm on that next shit (That next shit, I'm back at it)
Fucked her too good, now she won't stop textin' (Stop textin')
I committed sins, I ain't confessin' (DJ Drama, confessin')
Street nigga, can't nobody press me (Can't press me)
If you got a problem, let's address it (Let's talk about it, address it)

[Interlude]
(Clamee)
Tafia said we had to get the street clarity right
So if we gon' clarify anything, clearly
Get the nigga that runs the streets, clear?
Yeah, you know my name
My shit ain't changed

[Verse 2]
Knock, knock, hit yo top, top, how you stеppin'? (Shee)
I caught them tryna study me, I taught his ass a lesson (Street Clarity, uh)
Big 'bows, Cеreal Milk, Runtz, I got extras (Uh)
I became a robber when the money shit got hectic (Hold up)
You was playin' games, now I'm fuckin' on yo bestie (Hold up)
Diamonds on my chains, I can't go back bein' regular (Hold on)
I be in my lane 'til you take me out my element
I just want your vibe, you my prescription to my medicine (To my medicine)
If you hold it down, I'ma lift you like a elephant (Huh)
Niggas tellin' lies 'cause they scared that I won't let them in (Uh)
It's rare how I'm steppin', but that ain't the case (Shee)
If money ain't involved, they get to bein' fake (True)
And if it ain't enough, they get to actin' flake (huh)
I know I bossed up, I'll accept the hate (let's go)
Slidin' foreign, F&N is fully loaded (Huh)
Pistol like a whistle (Phew), bitch, I'm finna blow it (Ooh)

[Verse 3]
All my life, it been Hard Knock (Yeah)
She say she wanna cater to me while I'm hard rock (Let's go)
Just copped that new Audi truck off the car lot (Rrr)
They labeled me a terrorist on my dawg block (Huh)
They blocked off four avenues so I couldn't run (Yeah)
They shook the crib down, but in the Jeep, I stashed a gun (Big facts)
Ain't no flawdgin', ain't no talkin', no snitchin', no nothin' (No nothin')
They tried to bury me, seven years later, still runnin' (I'm sprintin')
I'm the suspect, not the victim, bitch, don't get it twisted (Huh)
I couldn't drive, I had a warrant, fucked up my lil' missions (Uh)
I coulda kept lettin' you use me, but I didn't (No)
If I cut you off, it's 'cause it's hard to eat with dirty dishes (Dirty dishes)
Hardest thing for me to ever do is use a nigga (Use a nigga)
I gave my loyalty, they took it and abused it, nigga (Abused it, nigga)
I live like royalty got diamonds on my jubilee, nigga (That jubilee, nigga)
I'm new school, we play the Draco, ain't no Uzi, nigga (Ain't no Uzi, nigga)

[Outro]
Yeah, I ain't no rap star, yeah (Yeah)
I got me some work, became a trap star, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
Put you in that dirt, don't even act hard, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
He tried to creep up, turned 'em to a track star (Hmm, yeah)
Hard Knock life
Welcome back to the Gangsta Grillz
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Tafia

Tafia

About “Hard Knock” by Tafia

Read the complete lyrics to "Hard Knock" by Tafia from the album "Street Clarity: Gangsta Grillz" in 2021. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rap.

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"Hard Knock" is credited to Tafia. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Hard Knock" appears on "Street Clarity: Gangsta Grillz" in 2021.

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