"Cost Of Living" lyrics

Hello
Did you know
That financial advisors recommend
That no more than thirty percent
Of your income be used on rent
Fun fact number one
The average rent in America in 2024
Is seventeen hundred dollars
Fun fact number two
Nobody should have to work more than forty hours a week
And fun fact number three
In order to live comfortably the minimum wage should be
Thirty two dollars an hour

I'ma wear these shoes till the soles fall off
Finally got my mind right, now my soul's all off
I'ma pay my dues just to pay more dues
Wait a minute where's my dough all gone?
It seems like penny pinching's more of a necessity
My boss is working but he doesn't work as hard as me
I'm not a product, I'm a person, is it possible
To exist at all without monetizing me?

'Cause every day converts to dollars
The cost to live is never down
I only make so much per hour
Then the taste will sour
By a charge in my account

On a date I split the bill
On my meds I split the pills
I refuse to buy new clothes
Unless the clothes came with a deal
You can catch me at the thrift
Got no time to pick up hoes
Only time to pick up shifts damn
I always think about work
It never thinks about me
I'm contemplating my worth
Surely it must be
A little more than it seems

Two, three, hit it

'Cause every day converts to dollars
The cost to live is never down
I only make so much per hour
Then the taste will sour
By a charge in my account

Here we go
Another charge in my account
One more time
Another charge in my account
Another charge
Another charge in my account
Charge in my account
Charge in my account

Oh shit
I forgot to pay the fucking electricity bill