Degrees & Debts

Four years grinding just to earn a name

Cap in the air but I’m chained the same

Told me knowledge was the golden key

Now the lock’s just debt staring back at me

You signed your name, you knew the deal

Dreams cost money—that’s just real

Investment, risk, you took the chance

Now pay it back—no second glance

GRAD: I bought a future

BANK: You bought a loan

GRAD: I earned a chance

BANK: You owe what’s owed

GRAD: I chased a dream

BANK: You signed a bill

GRAD: I climbed the hill

BANK: You climbing still

Caps in the air but the chains stay on

Graduated broke with a lifelong bond

Dreams got interest, growing fast

Future paying for the past

Is knowledge power—or just a price?

How many dreams we sacrifice?