Golden Handcuffs Lyrics

I don't want those golden handcuffs

They might shine just like they're new

But it's a tale as old as time

You'd never know it on the outside

But life in a cage ain't what it seems

Is that really livin the dream?

I might seem easy to deceive

Distracted by them shiny things

But I won't be a jewel in someone else's crown

Watch out for big pretenders

Hoodwinking flashy spenders

The minute you look up, well they'll lock you down

Trapped in that luxury

Get these gold handcuffs off of me

Yeah

You can keep those golden handcuffs

They might get me where I wanna be

But there's sacrifice

When the giving feels like taking

Them strings are hard to break

And I'm real quick to cut the ties

I might seem easy to deceive

Distracted by them shiny things

But I won't be a jewel in someone else's crown

Watch out for big pretenders

Hoodwinking flashy spenders

The minute you look up, well they'll lock you down

Trapped in that luxury

Get these gold handcuffs off of me

Yeah

Get these gold handcuffs off of me

I'm a prisoner of my own desires

Can I rest well with my truth

Is there balance between what I want and what I have to lose

I might seem easy to deceive

Distracted by them shiny things

But I won't be a jewel in someone else's crown

Watch out for big pretenders

Hoodwinking flashy spenders

The minute you look up, well they'll lock you down

Trapped in that luxury

Get these gold handcuffs off of me

Yeah

Get these handcuffs off of me