[Verse 1]

Get rich or die tryin'

Leave and act fly

Sorry, I haven't slept in weeks

And I ran out of cigarettes

[Chorus]

Livin' just a hard-knock life

Tumblin' through the light-headed times

Livin' just a hard-knock life

And it's fun

[Verse 2]

Get up and lay down

Missed dates and I run

Sorry, I'm jazzed and of course I am late

Give me a short break, I swear I'll be back

[Chorus]

Livin' just a hard-knock life

Tumblin' through the light-headed times

Livin' just a hard-knock life

And it's fun

[Verse 3]

Fix a date with a secretary

As far as I know, time doesn't grow on trees, baby

Fix a date with a secretary

[Chorus]

Livin' just a hard-knock life

Tumblin' through the light-headеd times

Livin' just a hard-knock life

And it's fun

[Post-Chorus]

Yeah, livin' just a hard-knock lifе

Tumblin' through the light-headed times

Livin' just a hard-knock life

And it's fun