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It’s a Hard-Knock Life Lyrics
It's a hard knock life for us,
It's a hard knock life for us,
'Stead of treated, we get tricked
'Stead of kisses, we get kicked
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 you eyes get red and weepy
With the crying here, you'd think this place would sink
Oh
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 smidge
When you're in an orphanage
It's a hard knock life,
It's a hard knock life
It's a hard knock life
It's a hard knock life for us,
'Stead of treated, we get tricked
'Stead of kisses, we get kicked
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 you eyes get red and weepy
With the crying here, you'd think this place would sink
Oh
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 smidge
When you're in an orphanage
It's a hard knock life,
It's a hard knock life
It's a hard knock life
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I love this song, it is so much fun! I love Annie! Where's great music nowadays?
This song describes how rough they all have it in this NYC orphanage. It shows forth how much of a heartless villian Ms. Hannigan is. She doesn't care about the orphans, she's absorbed in self-pity.
This song is so true. If you don't have money, almost everyone will not be your friend or show you any kindness.
In Catholicism, we have the concept of not murmuring and redemptive suffering, but the kids do end up giving a fair description of what's it's like.
This is like the song of the 3rd world. Nobody in America thinks about them, but they suffer a lot more than us.
This song sets up their situation before Daddy Warbucks decides he gives a care.