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\"Those days when the big struggle was, 'Man, do I pay my rent or my electric bill, or do I just say screw it and go buy some beer?' You had to decide because you didn’t have enough to go around,\" he added.

Even though \"Minimum Wage\" was relatable for Shelton, he admitted that he wasn't shocked that some listeners misunderstood the song.

\"I just feel like these days, there are people out there who don’t want to know the truth,\" he said. \"They just want to hear what they want to hear, and they want to pick a fight. No matter what your intention is, no matter what the truth is, they want it to be something that they can be upset about so that they can get on social media and try to grab a headline.\"

He said if the \"true meaning\" of the song is offensive to his listeners, \"then we'll just have to agree to disagree.\"

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