It's The Hard-Knock Life

It's the hard-knock life for us It's the hard-knock life for us 'Stead of treated We get tricked 'Stead of kisses We get kicked It's the hard-knock life Don't it feel like the wind is always howlin'? Don't it seem like there's never any light? Once a day, don't you wanna throw the towel in? It's easier than puttin' up a fight No one's there when your dreams at night get creepy No one cares if you grow or if you shrink Empty belly life Rotten smelly life Full of sorrow life No tomorrow life Santa Clause we never see Santa Clause what's that? Who's he? No one cares for you a bit When you're a foster kid It's the hard-knock life (Make my bathroom shine but don't touch my medicine cabinet) It's the hard-knock life for us (Yank the whiskers from her chin) It's the hard-knock life for us (Jab her with a safety pin) 'Stead of treated We get tricked (Send her to the looney bin) 'Stead of kisses We get kicked It's the hard-knock life for us (Yank the whiskers from her chin) It's the hard-knock life for us (Jab her with a safety pin) No one cares for you a bit (Send her to the looney bin) When you're a foster kid It's the hard-knock life (It's the hard-knock life)