[Verse 1]
I wore my old boots
To the glass-door meeting
You said, “Sign right here”
Like it meant breathing
A shiny new name
On a borrowed road map
You handed me keys
I still can’t drive that
[Pre-Chorus]
And I saw it then
In your perfect grin
You don’t want my soul
You want what’s in my hands
[Chorus]
Sellout, Wear that crown now
You take my name
Then you drag it down
Shout it loud now
I’d rather lose it all
Than bow for a crowd
[Verse 2]
Back home at the bar
With the screen doors shaking
Folks know the look
When a man starts faking
Your promise was smoke
In a jar with a lid on
Now every hard mile
Feels like a picket sign gone
[Pre-Chorus]
And I heard your voice
Like a preacher’s laugh
You sold the front porch
And called it a better path
[Chorus]
Sellout, wear that crown now
You take my name
Then you drag it down
Shout it loud now
I’d rather lose it all
Than bow for a crowd
[Bridge]
Let the dust settle
Let the truth stay mean
I’m still the same boy
From the county line dream
You can keep the shine
And the polished lie
I got my own skin
And a hungry sky
[Chorus]
Sellout, Wear that crown now
You take my name
Then you drag it down
Shout it loud now
I’d rather lose it all
Than bow for a crowd