[Verse 1] We got handed the bill While they kept the house Granddad bought a future Now it’s signed out My hours got longer My rent got mean Every raise I chase Gets swallowed in between They call it growth I call it a trap Work two jobs straight Still can’t get back [Pre-Chorus] And the ladder’s pulled While we’re climbing it One more shift, one more click And the hunger still sits [Chorus] You can’t own nothing You can’t own nothing Paycheck to paycheck They built it to break us You can’t own nothing You can’t own nothing If we don’t stand up now They’ll rent out our kids’ lives [Verse 2] The price on eggs went up The price on hope too They sell us “freedom” Then charge us for the view Car note, health plan Debt like a chain A hundred tiny fees With a legal name And every boardroom smile Says “be patient, please” While they buy back the world With our overdue receipts [Pre-Chorus] So tell me who wins When the rules are rigged? Not the hands that build It’s the hands that take and sit [Chorus] You can’t own nothing You can’t own nothing Paycheck to paycheck They built it to break us You can’t own nothing You can’t own nothing If we don’t stand up now They’ll rent out our kids’ lives [Bridge] So lock arms, not doors Strike, vote, organize Take back every paycheck They called “theirs” all this time Not with fists in the dark With a crowd in the light We’re the many they priced out Now we’re done being polite [Final Chorus] You can’t own nothing You can’t own nothing Paycheck to paycheck They built it to break us You can’t own nothing You can’t own nothing If we don’t stand up now They’ll rent out our kids’ lives You can’t own nothing So take back something A world for the working Belongs to the masses
