Broke
Jennifer Chung feat. Joules Lyrics

Ain't it funny?
Isn't it ironic?

They tell me that I gotta find myself a honey,
People advise me to find a partner

With a lot of money.
Who has wealth.

But even if they had it, oh.
But even if they had the wealth,

No, it don't mean no...
It doesn't mean anything.

I'm talkin' patience,
I mean being patient.

Even when I'm complainin'.
Even when I am complaining.

Someone good at explainin',
I need someone who can explain.

What it is they're feeling.
What they are feeling.

I'm sick of playin',
I am tired of pretending.

All of the games and,
Playing around.

You seem like the type to understand what I like, boo.
You understand my interests, darling.

Understand that I like you.
Know that I love you.

Understand that I'm down to stay with you.
I am willing to stay with you.

When you came in my life,
When you entered my life,

I knew you were the one.
I knew you were the right person for me.

You had integrity,
You had character and morals,

I wasn't just for fun.
It wasn't just a fling.

Made sure that I was yours.
You made sure I was yours.

Got married in 4 months.
We got married after 4 months.

We still out here,
We are still here,

Now it's 4 years.
Four years have passed.

We were broke.
We did not have money.

Well.
However,

We're still broke but never broken.
We may still lack wealth, but we are not discouraged.

Flashy things can get distracting,
Expensive items can be a distraction,

From what's happening.
And take away from what really matters.

Without em', we're still happy.
But without those things, we are still happy.

It doesn't even matter that we're broke.
Our lack of wealth does not define our happiness.

Broke.
Financially challenged.

I was minimum wage.
I was earning minimum wage.

Livin' off little, dismissin' my age.
Living off very little, disregarding my age.

Trapped in a phase,
Stuck in a difficult stage,

Relivin' my past,
Reliving my past experiences,

Slow passin' away.
Slowly wasting away.

Drama.
There was a lot of drama.

I was cast in a play,
It felt like I was in a play,

And finding success was path's in a maze.
Finding success was difficult and felt like a maze.

Girls would laugh in my face,
Girls would laugh at me,

Passin' the shade with sass in her braids.
Making fun of me while tossing her braids.

But still in a passionate place,
But still full of passion,

Dreamin' of chattin' and rappin' for Sway.
Dreaming of having a conversation or rapping for Sway (a famous hip-hop DJ).

Every single day the dream replaced,
Every day, the dream was refreshed,

So, I started to pray.
So, I turned to prayer.

Lord, show me the way so all of this pain won't come to my grave.
God, guide me so that my suffering does not follow me to the grave.

And in the most random way,
And in a very unexpected manner,

We started to chat on January 8th.
We started talking to each other on January 8th.

Night turned to day,
Our conversations lasted all night,

And we stayed awake,
And we did not sleep,

And never took a break.
And never stopped talking.

Didn't play it safe,
We took risks,

We traded secrets,
We shared secrets,

Our great escape
Our way of escaping life's problems.

Out of this world,
It felt like we were in another world,

I shouted on top of the mountains for her.
I shouted my love for her from the top of the mountains.

No diamonds and pearls,
Without any material possessions,

But I cashed in my blessings I counted for this girl.
But I poured in all my blessings for this girl.

Like quarters flipped in the fountain of youth.
Like coins thrown into a wishing well,

I wished to live forever.
I wished to stay connected forever.

Must've came true.
It must have happened.

Through our memories,
Through our shared memories,

Our blood, sweat, and tears,
Our hard work and emotions,

And all our paid dues.
And all the sacrifices we made.

It ain't a perfect picture,
It's not a perfect life,

And photoshop ain't in our nature.
And we do not rely on image editing software.

But we still out here.
But we are still here,

And it's 4 years, I'm sayin'.
And four years have passed, I am saying.