People without a college degree,
Makin’ more money than me
We’re told to go to school, it’s all about education
But the destruction of debt is what they forgot to mention
Not everyone needs to be a doctor, lawyer or nurse
It’s the passion in your heart that matters most
It might sound corny but it’s true
If only you could see through the haze society impressed upon you
Go to the best schools, get the highest grades
Don’t worry…..it’s an investment for your future!
Degrees that end up collecting dust on walls
While you’re scrolling for jobs at local malls
Some of the best people I’ve met
Are self-made and self-taught
The smart ones who took up a trade
No student loans will they ever pay
Nobody wants to hear the truth, because we love denial
But the population is what’s crampin’ our style
Too many others to compete with, universities offering full rides every week
It’s to cause blind eyes to the real issue at hand
It’s to reel us in with the promise of something that sounds too good to be true
And then we graduate and what do we find?
There’s no real jobs to choose from
Like navigating a landmine
This isnt’ to say ‘don’t go to school’
I just think not everything is for everyone
A reality we should truly start to accept
Why spend all that time and money and be left with regret?
Of what we could have done with our time
And how we could have spent our money
Traveling the world
One bad decision at a time
No right way or wrong way
This is just my perspective
Based on personal experiences
I gotta keep it 100
Still waiting for that moment to reach true potential
I can feel it brewing under the surface
It can’t be stopped; only slowed
Stay on course and hopefully my prayers will be answered
If you don’t pursue what you’re capable of
It’ll fester and stew
Until it boils over
And eats away at you
Stay smart, stay focused
Hungry and honest
And remember that a piece of paper
Doesn’t guarantee you a life above average
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