Schoola Hard Knocks lyrics

On a concrete slab in a concrete block

I've been payin' my dues 

In the school of hard knocks

Where the teachers can't teach

And the students don't care

'Cause no matter what we learn

We ain't going nowhere

You get higher education 

In the bathroom stall

Where the smoke could choke

A fireman six feet tall

They sell you mystery meat

They expect you to eat

And after chewin' that meat

Listerine tastes sweet

But I ain't no fool

I'm keepin' my cool

In the school of hard knocks

They decide my fate till I graduate

From the school of hard knocks

Jump back

On my better days

I get to play some ball

But I find it bounces better 

Off the classroom wall

No, you can't teach math

To a psychopath

And chemistry reminds me 

Of an acid bath

But I ain't no fool

I'm keepin' my cool

In the school of hard knocks  

You know I can't decide 

If I should laugh or cry

If I was a bluebird

They couldn't teach me to fly

Just give me the chance 

To teach them with rap

Then maybe then they'll listen up 

Instead of taking a nap

Hey

Wake up, class, and how are you?

Your teacher's down and out with flu

I'll be your substitute today

So shut your face

Let's hear your say:

I love geometry

Teach me biology

Foreign language is the thing I'll miss

'Cause the teacher's been a-teachin' me

How to French kiss

Yeah, we parlez-vous-ed

Till our dreams came true

Now for the final exam, I know what to do

'Cause I ain't no fool

I keep cool

In the school of hard knocks

They decide my fate till I graduate

From the school of hard knocks, yeah

Yeah

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Check it out now

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Hey

Look out

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