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Hard Knocks
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Rock
Hard Knocks was released on January 12, 2008 by Atlantic Records as a part of the album Keep Coming Back
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Release DateJanuary 12, 2008
LabelAtlantic Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM83

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marc Broussard
Marc Broussard
Vocals
Calvin Turner
Calvin Turner
Bass
Chad Gilmore
Chad Gilmore
Drums
Courtlan Clement
Courtlan Clement
Guitar
Gary Burnette
Gary Burnette
Guitar
Tim Akers
Tim Akers
Organ
Ken Lewis
Ken Lewis
Percussion
DeMarco Johnson
DeMarco Johnson
Piano
Shannon Sanders
Shannon Sanders
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marc Broussard
Marc Broussard
Songwriter
Shannon Sanders
Shannon Sanders
Songwriter
Maxwell Aaron Ramsey
Maxwell Aaron Ramsey
Composer, Lyrics
Andrew Ramsey
Andrew Ramsey
Songwriter

Lyrics

(Let ya'all know where I'm from)
Yeah, get it on
Ooh, ooh
(Gonna tell you a little bit about myself)
Didn't take nothing that I didn't need
'Cause they didn't offer classes in what I want to be
They didn't offer manhood, responsibility
Had to learn it the hard way
Earned my degree in the street
Graduated from Hard Knocks
Got my education
Hard knocks
Out in the street
Can't bust through that ceiling without feeling the burn
And I ain't got nothing that I did not earn
Chasing that mighty dollar 'stead of hitting the books
Studying Donny and Stevie
Learned to sail the hooks
I graduated from Hard Knocks
The bumps and the bruises to prove it, oh
Hard Knocks
Summa cum laude
Hard Knocks, oh
Hard Knocks
C'mon
Had a real good teacher named Mr. Life
Didn't teach no chemistry but he taught me how to fight
Didn't teach biology but I learned it from the birds and the bees
Said stay close to your friends, even closer to your enemies, oh
Hard Knocks
(Hard Knocks)
Graduated from Hard Knocks
(Hard Knocks)
Bumps and the bruises to prove it, oh
Hard knocks
(Hard Knocks)
Oh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Hard Knocks
(Hard Knocks)
Gotta break it on down, c'mon
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Yeah
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Well
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Said these streets keep calling me
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Don't know what it is
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Is it the thrill that I seek?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
I don't know
Is it the night yeah, night yeah?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Or the sound of the city?
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Whatever it is these streets keep calling me day and night
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
I can't get 'em off, c'mon
Said they're calling me, calling me, calling me
They're calling me, calling me, calling
Calling me, calling me, calling me
Calling me, calling me, yeah, yeah
Calling me, calling me, yeah
Calling me, yeah, yeah
Calling me, calling me, calling me
Calling me, yeah, yeah, ooh
Calling me, calling me, calling me, yeah, yeah
Written by: Andrew Ramsey, Marc Broussard, Shannon Sanders
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