Corner Store Crown

I came up off small change

Coins in the mason jar

Mama said, "Keep your head up"

I learned how to play it smart

Hand-me-down jeans, scuffed toes

Still I walked like a star

Every cold day taught me

How to burn through the dark

Corner store clerk know my face

I was there for the late-night run

Two lil' packs in my pocket

Now it's whole crowds when I come

I seen friends turn ghost quick

Seen love fold under sun

So I move with a purpose

I don't chase, I just run

Wait

You can hear that step

Wait

I ain't done yet

From the block to the stage

Same heart, same bet

I been low, I been broke

Now I pay my respect

Corner store crown

I wore it proud

Corner store crown

I don't bow down

Same old me

Same rough sound

Corner store crown

Say it loud

Now the room got heat when I walk in

But I still keep my line

No fake smile, no borrowed face

I don't borrow no shine

Used to count bus fares twice

Now I count my time

Still answer when my mom call

That voice keep me aligned

They want glamour, I give grit

They want gold, I give truth

I got dust on my memories

And proof in my youth

If I fall, I get back up

Like I was built for the loop

Say my name with the cadence

Let the whole town salute

Wait

You can hear that step

Wait

I ain't done yet

From the block to the stage

Same heart, same bet

I been low, I been broke

Now I pay my respect

Corner store crown

I wore it proud

Corner store crown

I don't bow down

Same old me

Same rough sound

Corner store crown

Say it loud

No velvet rope can change me

No new chain made me real

I was forged in the day jobs

And the bills I had to kneel

If the floor shakes, I don't break

I got scars that heal

And I still hear my old block

When I say what I feel

Corner store crown

I wore it proud

Corner store crown

I don't bow down

Same old me

Same rough sound

Corner store crown

Say it loud

Say it loud

Corner store crown

Say it loud

I don't bow down