Status

You know, I remember being about 18 or 19 When I first started working And I overheard these 2 young ladies Having a conversation And one of the girls said something That really stuck out in my mind She said, "I don't want a nigga who ain't got no shoe game" That shit really had me thinking If I had the shoes, I could pull any chick Hell, they gon' goose for the right outfit So I went to the mall, money well spent Only now I'm jhi hungry and I can't pay rent Now that sounds like a 1-2 punch And what's worse is I dogged them joints in two months But tell me who don't wanna have the finer things From the clothes to the shoes To the diamond rings Don't nobody wanna be average That's why we're so caught up in the status Tell me who don't wanna have the finer things From the clothes to the shoes To the diamond rings Don't nobody wanna be average That's why we're so caught up in the status Everybody wants to keep up with the Joneses Til you realize they ain't got it all together But the allure of fresh clothes and necks frozen Won't rid me of depression But at least I'll feel better Remember growing up, I could get the new Jordans Mama had it in her heart But she just couldn't afford em Haves and the Have Nots Life like the hard knocks Still wearing uniforms on Dress Down Day People so quick to shit on the next man with less than Like it can't happen to you Down bad, niggas looking like, "What happened to you?" "That's a pretty far cry from all that rapping you do" But shit, who am I to judge? Still gotta sleep on the couch But I'm dressed to the 9s when I step in the club Now she wants a nigga with at least 6 figures Who lied and said money can't buy love? But tell me who don't wanna have the finer things From the clothes to the shoes To the diamond rings Don't nobody wanna be average That's why we're so caught up in the status Tell me who don't wanna have the finer things From the clothes to the shoes To the diamond rings Don't nobody wanna be average That's why we're so caught up in the status We live in a world Where we are surrounded by consumerism and excess And I'd be the last one to tell you Having nice things ain't cool But the key is to not get caught up In the material things 'Cause there's things in this world That money can't buy Tell me who don't wanna have the finer things From the clothes to the shoes To the diamond rings Don't nobody wanna be average That's why we're so caught up in the status Tell me who don't wanna have the finer things From the clothes to the shoes To the diamond rings Don't nobody wanna be average That's why we're so caught up in the status