[Chorus]
Most of our lives…
We’ve been hearing no, uh-uh, no
Most of our lives it was uh-uh, no
You can’t have that, you can’t go
We can’t afford that, uh-uh, no

[Verse 1]
Gold, diamonds, everybody’s shining
Bridge over troubled waters, Paul Simon
But that bridge is controlled by a troll
To cross over here, you gotta pay the toll
Only problem is the toll is your soul
A grip on reality here is hard to hold
Can’t hit the dealership, cop that Maybach
Can’t get the same Rolex that Drake got
Yet still, he’s so materialistic
If anybody gave this theory, I missed it
He rides the new waves, buys some new J’s
And bust them shits open like a can of biscuits
Then everybody like, “Wow, look what he got
Brand new colorway, them ain’t Reebok
Them shits cost like three months rent”
And his ex-girl knows what he once spent
That's why she moved out, she ain’t coming back
Winter is here now, can’t get summer back
Cold war caused by wasteful spending
Trust me, he’s gon’ hate the ending
Fresh pair of 4’s turn a peasant to God
And being called broke, leave a resident scarred
Brand new Michaels make your life glow
Cause time in the hood is unpleasant and hard, damn
[Chorus]
We’ve been hearing no, uh-uh, no
Most of our lives it was uh-uh, no
You can’t have that, you can’t go
We can’t afford that, uh-uh, no
All of our lives it was, uh-uh, no
All we ever heard was, uh-uh, no
Can’t build wealth now, we can’t grow
Cause we still remember that, uh-uh, no

[Verse 2]
My Eminem J’s worth 30K fam
That’s why cats throw shade like Ray-Ban
Want me to sell to the highest bidder
They home like, “Come on, lets try his Twitter”
All in my DMs looking for price breaks
They don’t understand that this game is high stakes
I remember mom saying, them cost too much
Shell toe Adidas cost 32 bucks
Bring him those black stripe, but size 9
Can’t be a player when you’re on the sideline
We ain’t going broke for a pair of footwear
So you can try to stunt for them girls with good hair
Nappy head hoes don’t care if your shoes fly
You from the projects, you ain’t bourgeois
I say Whoosah, can’t have tantrum
Mom saying no was our favorite anthem
[Chorus]
We’ve been hearing no, uh-uh, no
Most of our lives it was uh-uh, no
You can’t have that, you can’t go
We can’t afford that, uh-uh, no
All of our lives it was, uh-uh, no
All we ever heard was, uh-uh, no
Can’t build wealth now, we can’t grow
Cause we still remember that, uh-uh, no