Corner Store Crown

[Verse 1]
I came up with a dented bike chain
Knot in my jaw, but I kept my name
Mama said, "Boy, stay sharp, stay sane"
I said, "Watch me turn this hurt to flame"

Back pocket full of bus fare dreams
Cold sink water and ripped-up jeans
They laughed once, then they seen the screen
Now they want a seat in the team

I don't fold when the room gets cold
I don't talk much, I let truth unfold
Took a loss, then I came back bold
Turned small change to a hand-rolled gold

[Pre-Chorus]
One step, then I move
Watch me work, watch me prove
Hands up when I walk through
They know what I came to do

[Chorus]
Corner store crown
I wear it now
Corner store crown
I wear it proud
Still in the fight
Still holding down
Corner store crown
I wear it now

[Verse 2]
Late nights, same block, new shoes
Same old doubts with a different bruise
I learned how to win by losing my cool
How to stay alive by bending the rules

Not every scar gets a grand reveal
Some sit deep and they never heal
Still I step like the floor can't steal
One more inch of the way I feel

If they want smoke, I bring rain
If they want clout, I bring pain
Not for the flash, not for the chain
I rap like a nail in a hurricane

[Pre-Chorus]
One step, then I move
Watch me work, watch me prove
Hands up when I walk through
They know what I came to do

[Chorus]
Corner store crown
I wear it now
Corner store crown
I wear it proud
Still in the fight
Still holding down
Corner store crown
I wear it now

[Bridge]
From the cracked-up block to the top line
Still mine, still mine
Every fall made the climb shine
Still mine, still mine

[Chorus]
Corner store crown
I wear it now
Corner store crown
I wear it proud
Still in the fight
Still holding down
Corner store crown
I wear it now