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Oh yeah! |
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Didn't take nothin' that I didn't need |
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'Cause they didn't offer classes in what I wanted to be |
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They didn't offer manhood responsibility |
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Had to learn it the hard way |
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Earn my degree in the streets |
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Graduated from hard knocks |
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I got my education |
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And hard knocks |
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Gettin' in and out of situations |
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Hard knocks |
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Got the bumps and the bruises to prove it |
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Hard knocks! |
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Without feelin' the burn |
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And I ain't got nothin' that I did not earn |
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Chasin' that ooooh still hittin' the books |
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Studying Donnie and Stevie |
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Learn to sail the hooks |
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Talk about those hard knocks |
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Got the bumps and the bruises to prove it |
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Hard knocks |
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Hard knocks |
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I torn the streets |
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Hard knocks |
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Had a real good teacher named Mr. Life |
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Didn't teach no chemistry |
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But he taught me how to fight |
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Didn't teach biology |
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But I learned it from the birds and the bees |
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Said stay close to your friends |
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Even closer to your enemies |
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Oh yeah yeah yeah |
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Graduated from hard knocks |
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I got my education |
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And hard knocks |
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Gettin' in and out of situations |
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Hard knocks |
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Got the bumps and the bruises to prove it |
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Hard knocks! |
