Counterfeit Baptism Video (MV)

[Intro]
Mama's voicemail hauntin' me
Bills keep stackin', can't you see?
Corner store salvation, yeah
Devil's transaction, that's the way

[Verse 1]
First time countin' dirty money in the back room
Hands shakin', Lord forgive me, that's the last move
Grandpa preachin' 'bout the righteous path to heaven
But them bills don't pay themselves, I'm twenty-seven
Corner store lights flickerin', late night shiftin'
Stack by stack, my soul's slowly driftin'
Mama crying 'bout the lights, they might cut 'em
Had to make a choice, ain't no time for discussion

[Chorus]
Corner store confessional
Blood money, professional
Mama, don't you cry for me
This the price of being free
Corner store baptism
Dirty money catechism
Sometimes survival ain't pretty
Gotta play it gritty in the city

[Verse 2]
Register ringin', but the money ain't clean
Living life between the hustle and the dream
Got them bills spread out across the kitchen table
Doing what I gotta do 'cause I am able
Grandpa's voice echoing through the speakers
"Lord have mercy" while I'm counting all these zeros
Mama's voicemail got me feeling like a sinner
But tonight we eating more than microwave dinner

[Bridge]
Sometimes the devil wears a business smile
Angels don't pay rent, been known that for a while
Sometimes survival means you bend the rules
Rather be a smart man than somebody's fool

[Chorus]
Corner store confessional
Blood money, professional
Mama, don't you cry for me
This the price of being free
Corner store baptism
Dirty money catechism
Sometimes survival ain't pretty
Gotta play it gritty in the city

[Outro]
Mama, I'm sorry, but I had to choose
Between your tears and these devil's dues
Register keeps ringin', that's my hymn
Corner store salvation, that's my sin