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 a hard knock life.
Got no folks to speak of, so
It's a hard knock row we hoe
Cotton blankets, 'stead of wool
Empty bellies, 'stead of full
It's a hard knock life.
Don't it feel like the wind is always howling?
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
No one dries when your eyes get red and weepy
From the crying, you would think this place would sink
Oh
Empty-belly life
Rotten, smelly life
Full of sorrow life
No tomorrow life
Santa Claus, we never see
Santa Claus, what's that? Who's he?
No one cares for you a smidge
When you're in an orphanage
It's the hard knock life,
It's the hard knock life,
It's the hard knock life.
It's the hard knock life for us,
'stead of treated, we get tricked
'stead of kisses, we get kicked
It's a hard knock life.
Got no folks to speak of, so
It's a hard knock row we hoe
Cotton blankets, 'stead of wool
Empty bellies, 'stead of full
It's a hard knock life.
Don't it feel like the wind is always howling?
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
No one dries when your eyes get red and weepy
From the crying, you would think this place would sink
Oh
Empty-belly life
Rotten, smelly life
Full of sorrow life
No tomorrow life
Santa Claus, we never see
Santa Claus, what's that? Who's he?
No one cares for you a smidge
When you're in an orphanage
It's the hard knock life,
It's the hard knock life,
It's the hard knock life.