Jordan Theory

[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: Masta Ace]

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: Masta Ace]

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