So you say you can't afford to live because you're broke,
Is this a joke'
With a credit card you pay your bills because you're broke,
Is this a joke'

Hey, baby, stop acting so crazy, living way beyond your needs,
This affliction and addiction isn't free.

Na, na, na, na'

Life is a ghetto when you're going down because you're broke,
Is this a joke'
The pressure's rising, heading for a stroke because you're broke,
Is this a joke'

Hey, baby, stop acting so crazy, living way beyond your needs,
This affliction and addiction isn't free.

Na, na, na, na'

The debt is rising, and you overload because you're broke,
Is this a joke'
So go buy something that you can't afford, because you're broke,
Is this a joke'

Hey, baby, stop acting so crazy, living way beyond your needs,
This affliction and addiction isn't free,
Hey, hey, baby, stop acting'stop acting so crazy, living way beyond your needs,
'Cause this affliction and addiction, oh Lord, it ain't free.

Na, na, na, na'

It ain't free,
Can't you see what it's doing to me'
Oh Lord,
Can't you see what it's doing' What it's doing'
Oh Lord,
You're not the only one with this affliction,
So put your hand on the record player,
Put your hand on the record player and say, 'I'm gonna get my freedom,'
'I'm gonna get my freedom,'
'I'm gonna do what I have to,'
'I've got to do it, I've got to do,'
Oh Lord, yeah.