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Side Hustle Shuffle

from Late Convert by Sam Nabi

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I been running HAM all day
People calling, like "Can I talk to Sam?" all day
Walking down the street, getting stopped by randos
"Hey, aren't you the guy who started Apartment Café?"
Yeah that's me, people say they know my face
You might say that I've attained some local fame
Love the game, but I ain't getting paid yet
Still, it makes for a good line on my resume

Gone are the days when you could walk right up
To the CEO's secretary and get picked up
Didn't need LinkedIn or a thick skin
Just show up with a full Windsor and a crew cut
Used to be you only had one job
9-to-5, build a life, retire and golf but...
Now instead of carving divots you're 57 and pivoting
Laid off for efficiency, your loyalty was limiting

Only one way to survive this struggle
Gather 'round now, let's do the side hustle shuffle

No way my generation's getting caught up
Pouring blood, sweat and tears just so we can prop up
Billionaire bosses that profit from sweatshops
That make the cheap TVs and phones that we want
Out of school, 21, and it's time for turning tables
I don't owe the system shit after your housing market failed
Fooled me in '06, thought my savings would be stable
They be sellin' you a casket as soon as you out the cradle

Voice of my generation, just like Valli and Sinatra
But Frankly, this beat is hotter and the struggle that we're facing
Is one that you hear a lot of: Living in our parents' basements
Or burning right through our savings, trying to break free from the job hunt
Create a new economy in our own image
In the margins of a book that we didn't bother to finish
You told us we were special and everyone was a winner
So don't be surprised when we don't join your corporate pilgrimmage

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from Late Convert, released October 25, 2016
Beat by swvde. (soundcloud.com/swvde666)

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