[Verse 1]
I came up with a cheap pen
and a torn notebook page
Mama said, "Keep it moving"
when the bills hit the same
Store bag on my wrist
bottle cap in my teeth
I was counting out the minutes
like a thief in the lease
Now they circle my name
when the room getting loud
Same kid by the freezer
got the whole block proud
I don't talk for the photo
I don't pose, I don't freeze
I let the proof walk in
with a scrape on the keys
Got a crack in my grin
and a plan in my chest
Every bruise made a barcode
every loss made a test
If the roof get heavy
I don't fold, I don't buck
I just step through the smoke
with my luck in a cup
[Pre-Chorus]
Say my name, say it clear
I been here all year
Pocket full of grit
and a whole lot of fear
Still, I move like a dart
when the lane open wide
One clean shot, one chance
I don't waste that ride
[Chorus]
Corner store crown
I wear it low, I wear it loud
Corner store crown
Watch me pull the whole room proud
Corner store crown
I kept my word when it got rough
Corner store crown
(yeah) built from not enough
[Verse 2]
I seen friends turn strangers
over small-time pride
Seen good hearts get folded
by a bad first slide
So I guard what I earn
like a flame in the wind
Never sell my last piece
just to look like I win
I got scuffs on my sneakers
and a shine in my stare
Got a scar on the inside
that still won't stay there
When the pressure come close
I don't flinch, I don't drift
I make room out of nowhere
like I learned how to lift
Now the same ones who doubted
keep a seat at the table
I was built in the dark
now my hands stay able
And if they want a piece
they can line up, I guess
I don't chase what I'm owed
I just make my own yes
[Pre-Chorus]
Say my name, say it clear
I been here all year
Pocket full of grit
and a whole lot of fear
Still, I move like a dart
when the lane open wide
One clean shot, one chance
I don't waste that ride
[Chorus]
Corner store crown
I wear it low, I wear it loud
Corner store crown
Watch me pull the whole room proud
Corner store crown
I kept my word when it got rough
Corner store crown
(yeah) built from not enough
[Bridge]
From the checkout glow
to the open road
I kept one hand steady
and the other on gold
If the night comes hard
I'm still standing straight
'Cause the kid they overlooked
turns into the gate
[Final Chorus]
Corner store crown
I wear it low, I wear it loud
Corner store crown
Watch me pull the whole room proud
Corner store crown
I kept my word when it got rough
Corner store crown
(yeah) built from not enough
Corner store crown
I made a throne out the dust
Corner store crown
(yeah) now they all know us