I wish someone had told me that matriculating means nada
That me getting into university,
Meant my mother would have to work day-after-day,
In an underpaid job,
Just so she could buy me them textbooks,
Never mind the tuition fees
I guess I wish I knew that university is a trap

I wish someone had told me,
That some dreams are too expensive for the great unwashed
I guess I wish I knew that life sucks

I wish I knew that the saying: “Talent and hard work is all you need to succeed”,
Was just that, a saying,
Silly me
I wish I knew that having “freedom of choice”
Does not mean that you are free to choose what you want
Wow, silly me

I wish I could be grateful for the little I have
But I think it’s just a little too little for me to be grateful for
I need one more mark
I need a 0% fee increment
I need fees to fall, I…

I guess I wish I knew, that South Africa, is still Africa