Hard Knocks (исполнитель: 9. Джо Кокер 2010)
Didn’t take nothin’ that I didn’t need ‘Cause they didn’t offer classes in what I wanted to be They didn’t offer manhood responsibility Had to learn it the hard way Earn my degree in the streets Graduated from hard knocks I got my education And hard knocks Gettin’ in and out of situations Hard knocks Got the bumps and the [bad word] to prove it Hard knocks! ...without feelin’ the burn And I ain’t got nothin’ that I did not earn Chasin’ that ooooh still hittin’ the books Studying Donnie and Stevie Learn to sail the hooks Talk about those hard knocks Got the bumps and the [bad word] to prove it Hard knocks …………….. Hard knocks I torn the streets Hard knocks 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 yeah yeah yeah Graduated from hard knocks I got my education And hard knocks Gettin’ in and out of situations Hard knocks Got the bumps and the [bad word] to prove it Hard knocks!