[Verse 1] I came up where the bags get torn Where the check comes late and the shoes get worn Hands on the glass at the corner store Dream too big for the block I was born on Mama said, "Boy, keep your head up straight" I said, "I will, but the room feels hate" Still I move like I got a date With the life that I want, I can't sit and wait Old four-door, paint all chipped One good tire, but I still don't quit Cold front hit, I don't feel that grip I been built for the slide, for the scrape, for the slip If they laugh, let 'em laugh right through I got fire in my chest and a line I drew I don't fold, I don't fake, I don't play by rules I just learn every loss, then I turn that fuel [Chorus] Corner store crown I earned it now Corner store crown Watch me hold it down Corner store crown I earned it now Corner store crown I won't back down [Verse 2] Same block, new tone, same face, new scars Still I talk real clear when I aim for stars Couple close ones switched when the wind got hard Had to read that fast, had to play my part Now I move like a lock, got a key in me Every doubt that they threw couldn't bury me I was built from the grit and the bakery heat From the early alarms and the half-paid fees I don't need a gold chain, need a reason to win Need a room full of truth and a way to get in Need my name said loud when the night goes thin Need my people to smile when I bring it in So I step like the floor knows my stride When the fear comes close, I let it slide If the path looks dark, I make my own guide I been broke, been low, still I come alive [Chorus] Corner store crown I earned it now Corner store crown Watch me hold it down Corner store crown I earned it now Corner store crown I won't back down [Bridge] Tell me who gon' stop me now Tell me who gon' stop me now I been down, but I'm up somehow I been down, but I'm up somehow [Chorus] Corner store crown I earned it now Corner store crown Watch me hold it down Corner store crown I earned it now Corner store crown I won't back down