Chains on me

Hey there people take me by the hand
Got something I want you to understand
If you’re not to busy working your life away
Listen up I got something to say
Don’t be a clone, think before you sign that loan
To buy a new car or a new home
Be free at last now that’s a laugh
Lincoln couldn’t even emancipate your ass
Slavery never did end
Just now we choose to put ourselves in
Payday to payday ain’t no way to live
I wish I could make you see again
CHORUS
I’ve been there and I’ve done that and I ain’t ever going back
Too many people have died to be free
For me to go and put your chains on me
I’m going to be just who I want to be
You’re not going to put your chains on me
I am young and I am free
You’re not going to put your chains on me
There’s too many people dying to be free
For me to let you put your chains on me
Well you go to the college that your mama chose
End up with a fortune in student loans
You major in business end up at wall mart
Making minimum wage now aren’t you smart
He owns your ass cause you punch a time clock
30 years out of biz and you don’t get squat
Now you want a new car have lost your mind
Throw 5 grand away when you cross that line
20 more in interest over the next 5 years
You’ve got 50 thousand dollars in a piece of shit
If you aint broke enough just have a couple of kids
Spend the rest of your life wondering just what life is
Money in a house aint always the way to go
Pay 30 years next thing you know
Got a million in interest and you’re 60 years old
House aint much and now you’re flat broke
You work your life away so they can get richer
Aint you ever gonna see the big picture
I’m not saying live in the streets
Just don’t live beyond your means
Keep money in the bank love the ones at home cause
There’s very few things you ever really own……….Chorus