Social status in my circle has more to do with your songwriting chops and finger picking skills than driving a German luxury car.

Townes Van Zandt is one of our heroes and he died basically broke and unknown.

Maybe your problem is you're not hanging out with enough poets.

Funny enough, here's a verse from my latest:

Driving in his Mercedes-Benz,

Talking on his Bluetooth headset,

About the national debt.

With his hand-picked best friends,

A past he better damn forget,

That's the winning mindset.

Chorus:

Cuz he knows what to do,

He's just better than you,

He goes to all the right places,

Knows all the right faces,

He only gets what he chases,

He's just better than you.

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Good luck in the rat race!