This could be an allusion to urban disadvantage. Governments promote betterment while not providing the means and resources necessary for the urban poor to achieve.

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These are my shoes
My view
My cue Bliss n Eso – Addicted

This is my life, you cant tell me how to live it

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My shoes: my experience
My view: my viewpoint
My cue: My turn to speak

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Who are you to tell me how to live my life Bliss n Eso – Addicted

No one can change my opinions.

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I heard you don't have to wear a suit to argue the truth Bliss n Eso – Addicted

You don’t have to be a politician to be aware and argue the truth.

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You don’t have to be a lawyer, or a judge or any other suit-wearing professional to have wisdom. This refers to common wisdom and street smarts.

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You say that love is fun, you must have been a retard Hoodie Allen – Soul on Fire

Love is not fun
Love hurts

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Away from red to blaaaaaaaack! Fort Minor (Ft. Jonah Matranga, Kenna & Styles of Beyond) – Red to Black

His friend is thinking of committing suicide, thus making his desperate life in a state of red, to a state of black (being dead)

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I'm shakin him - "Wake up, you son of a BITCH!" Fort Minor (Ft. Jonah Matranga, Kenna & Styles of Beyond) – Red to Black

He is shaking his father to wake up but he may have overdosed on pills.

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What about rent? Why does every cent
Gotta be a bet, when's it gonna end? Fort Minor (Ft. Jonah Matranga, Kenna & Styles of Beyond) – Red to Black

His father was a gambler and every penny they got had to be on a bet

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