[Verse 1] Mama said, “Keep that glow” Even when the room go cold I was counting crumbs and dreams Under that busted porch light beam Same old bus, same old lane Schoolbook folded, little chain I learned love from late returns And I learned fire from the burns [Pre-Chorus] Now I pull up, quiet flex Old scars under fresh-set checks I still taste that iron dust From the days they thought I’d rust [Chorus] Shine and grind, shine and grind I been built from the hard times Shine and grind, shine and grind Watch me turn it into gold wine (Shine and grind) (Shine and grind) [Verse 2] Now the mirror know my name But it don’t know where I came From the steps and the cracked screen glow From the “next year” I was told Kept my head up, kept my pace Even when they missed my face Now the same ones call my phone When they see the way I’m grown [Pre-Chorus] Now I pull up, quiet flex Old scars under fresh-set checks I still taste that iron dust From the days they thought I’d rust [Chorus] Shine and grind, shine and grind I been built from the hard times Shine and grind, shine and grind Watch me turn it into gold wine (Shine and grind) (Shine and grind) [Bridge] I remember empty plates And the nights I had to wait Now my hands don’t shake no more I put that hunger in the score [Final Chorus] Shine and grind, shine and grind I been built from the hard times Shine and grind, shine and grind Watch me turn it into gold wine (Shine and grind) (Shine and grind) Shine and grind, shine and grind Mama, look, I made it mine