Corner Store Crown
by Andre Palos
Lyrics
Intro
Yeah
Mm
Verse 1
I came up where the bread got sliced thin
Five-dollar dreams in a paper bag grin
Mama said, "Move right, don't you fold under pressure"
I learned how to hustle, learned how to measure
Back when the fridge made a hollow sound
I still found a way to turn me around
Now I walk in calm with a scar on my chin
Same kid, new frame, let the whole thing spin
Pre-Chorus
I was down bad, now I’m up in the room
Same hands, same hunger, different tune
Count it slow, let the whole block see
I don’t chase shine, shine runs to me
Chorus
Corner store crown, corner store crown
I built my name from the ground up now
Corner store crown, corner store crown
You know that sound when I step in the town
(Corner store crown)
(Yeah, corner store crown)
Verse 2
My phone lit up like a slot machine
Every yes I got came from a no I seen
I kept my word when the odds got mean
No handouts, just smoke and steam
I know the look when they want me to slip
Want me to trip on the edge of the lip
But I stay cool, let the silence talk
Then I leave footprints when I cross that block
Pre-Chorus
I was down bad, now I’m up in the room
Same hands, same hunger, different tune
Count it slow, let the whole block see
I don’t chase shine, shine runs to me
Chorus
Corner store crown, corner store crown
I built my name from the ground up now
Corner store crown, corner store crown
You know that sound when I step in the town
(Corner store crown)
(Yeah, corner store crown)
Bridge
No velvet rope, just a real one’s pride
No borrowed face, I wore mine with stride
If the day go cold, I still bring heat
From the small talk roads to the packed out seat
Final Chorus
Corner store crown, corner store crown
I built my name from the ground up now
Corner store crown, corner store crown
You know that sound when I step in the town
Corner store crown, corner store crown
I built my name from the ground up now
(Corner store crown)
(Yeah, corner store crown)