Ugh, I can't believe it
As I'm on this train, going through this city
I'm kinda feelin mad cuz it's late and by now I should be knee deep in titties
But plane came late tbh, not a stud not witty, so I missed it in a jiffy
All I got is a trait that our coaches batter in, be a man and be nitty gritty
It ain't that litty, peeps beat you down while you smile non-chippy
To another onlooker, all they're feeling is the shame and the pity and the pity and the pity
Pity times 3 so you get what I mean when I say a young hitter felt shitty
Trip was really ass, summer way fast, really had no time to chilly
Real friends fake, fam takes, and I'm left like a birthday child with no cake
No candles, manhandled by life and the punks who put your happiness at stake
And they let it break, you too, shit, you alone, send a smile and they take
Off to another land while you stay in shit's creek, forced to crawl in the city
They tell you buckle up, you smile back and you think, damn man, nitty gritty
They tell you buckle up, you smile back and you think, damn man, nitty gritty
Strap up, no time for the bitties
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Wrap up, it's time to get jiggy
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
No time for a nigga to feel mini
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
If you mad, hold your hand, sing the jitty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
2nd verse, shit still hurts
Don't know how I could take worse
Like a mystic voodoo curse
They stick in pins to make life worse
Can't complain, that's selfish talk
Those niggas can't walk that walk
Get hurt when you tell em straight, apologize, back to hard knocks
Niggas shocked you start(ed) to rock
Jack Black, guitar cocked
Jammin out to crazy vibes, disaster hits, no time for shock
You work out, Photoshop
You ball out, what a jock
Like a bird, they start to mock
Cuz finches get to flex a lot
Atticus still a f*ck
He was no hero doc
The man's a racist, next book tells it all, and that's the plot
Everything you like is shitty
Read deeper, maybe y'all feel me
If not, it's okay, I'll take it in smile and go nitty gritty
Strap up, no time for the bitties
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Wrap up, it's time to get jiggy
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
No time for a nigga to feel mini
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
If you mad, hold your hand, sing the jitty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty, Nitty Gritty
F*ck man! I'm stuck here, it's late, I'm lost, I'm hungry... shit
Shut your young ass up! Whatchu know bout that Nitty Gritty
The f*ck would you, old man
Back in my day, we didn't call it no Nitty Gritty!! We called it
HARD KNOCKS, THAT HARD KNOCKS
Hard like a rock
HARD KNOCKS, THAT HARD KNOCKS
Time won't stop
HARD KNOCKS, THAT HARD KNOCKS
It's non-stop
It'll get you in a craze
Make you rock and sway
Let it rock, let it sway
Let it rock, let it sway
Let it rock, let it sway
Let it rock, let it sway
Let it rock, let it sway
Let it rock, let it sway
Let it rock, let it sway
Let it rock, let it sway