A red brick house on Beverly Drive
You kept your mouth smart to stay alive
Without a steady captain to right the ship
And no one dared to admit

But there was someone keeping the lights on
And cotton sheets on the bed
There was music making my faith strong
And my brother's voice in my head

Just promise me you'll never give up
At 23, I almost gave in
We're in a town that's almost shut down
But kid, keep wearing that crown
Until you feel like royalty

The white brick house on East 51st
You'll have some bad luck, but honey, I've seen worse
You got a tribe that's alive and well
And anyone who gets in your way, give 'em hell

It's not about your reputation
But know that everybody's keeping tabs
So smile through the coronation
They'll spend money just to see you sad

And promise me you'll never give up
Even when you think enough is enough
Sometimes a dream gets on a Greyhound
But kid, keep wearing that crown
It comes down to loyalty

And everybody's talking about the kid in the crown
You don't have to change for them, for crying out loud
Everybody's talking about the kid in the crown, hey, hey
Na, na, na, na, na, the kid in the crown
Na, na, na, na, na, the kid in the crown
Na, na, na, na, na, the kid in the crown
Na, na, na, na, na, the kid in the crown
Na, na, na, na, na, the kid in the crown
Na, na, na, na, na, the kid in the crown
Na, na, na, na, na, the kid in the crown

Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na