[Verse 1] Came up with holes in my shoes Counted one meal, split it in two Mama said, "Boy, keep your head high" Even when the rent was a red light Cold nights, I knew the floor Dream too big for the small world door Heard "can't" from mouths I knew So I made pain pay me too [Pre-Chorus] Now the scars on my hands show gold Every loss made my back more bold If I fall, I climb once more I was built from the broke before [Chorus] From dust to crown I wore the hurt down I bled, I stayed around Now look at me now From dust to crown I rose from underground They said I'd never touch the sky Now I live that life [Verse 2] Love got loud in the fight Left me empty after midnight I gave my heart, got a bruise Still I learned what love can lose Money came, then it slipped Hearts turn colder when the grip gets rich I watched fake smiles fade Real ones stayed through the rain [Pre-Chorus] Now the scars on my hands show gold Every loss made my back more bold If I fall, I climb once more I was built from the broke before [Chorus] From dust to crown I wore the hurt down I bled, I stayed around Now look at me now From dust to crown I rose from underground They said I'd never touch the sky Now I live that life [Bridge] I still remember that night No lights, no help, no pride Now I sign my name in flame Same boy, but a different name I don't chase what fades I build what time can't break If you want the view I found You gotta walk through the ground [Chorus] From dust to crown I wore the hurt down I bled, I stayed around Now look at me now From dust to crown I rose from underground They said I'd never touch the sky Now I live that life