Student loans, you've got me by the boss Swimming in debt up to my eyeballs 17 year old me Didn't know any better at all Student loans, you've got me by the boss My school guide is counselor Came to talk to us one day She said all of you should think about your grades She didn't mean for our education Or a solid skills foundation All that mattered was that GPA They said go to college, you'll be useless if you don't It doesn't matter if you don't know why You'll decide when you get in If not just change your major again That degrees your ticket to fruitful life Student loans, you've got me by the boss had me convinced there's no other path at all because of you school celebrates Because they can check up all their rates So student loans, you've got me by the boss They even sold our parents who went to college years ago But they could work one job and pay the bill They say look, it worked for us In the college system you should trust With their pensions and their hats up on the hill Schools have figured out that they can pretty much print money By offering degrees, deans think are fun But we'll underwater basket weaving Schools get rich but jobs they're fleeting We're drowning and we both need just begun Student loans, you've got me by the boss Selling kids a dream with little value at all Sure some jobs do need degrees But you're just trying to fill your seat So student loans, you've got me by the boss We'll owe them broke or dead, oh well The term extortion rings a bell, oh student loans You've got me by the boss Thanks so much for watching, I like to announce my new Patreon Like in the description down below