[Intro]
Corner store lights flickerin', mama's voice in my head
Stack of bills on the table, can't get out of the red
Young n*gga trapped in this system, gotta make it instead
Minimum wage ain't enough, tough decisions ahead
[Verse 1]
Behind that counter every day, countin' pennies and dimes
While them rich folks drive past, livin' better than fine
First package came through on a Tuesday night
Hands shakin', heart racing, knew shit wasn't right
But when your mama's crying 'bout the lights going out
Sometimes you gotta choose between wrong and doubt
[Chorus]
Corner store decisions (yeah)
Trapped between these walls (walls)
Mama need them bills paid
So I had to take that call
Corner store confessions (yeah)
Watch them cameras roll (roll)
Devil on my shoulder
Telling me to let it go
[Verse 2]
First customer pulled up in a beat-up ride
Hands me five hundred, I slip something inside
Security camera blinkin', God watching too
But empty stomachs at home, what the f*ck should I do?
Started small but the money kept growing fast
Now I'm caught in this game, praying each day ain't my last
Sometimes I see my reflection in that store window
Young king turned dealer, mama don't need to know
[Outro]
Still hear that register ringin', still see them lights
Corner store memories haunting me through the nights
Had to survive somehow, had to make it right
But sometimes wrong turns right when you're living that life