[Intro] Mm-mm Yeah [Verse 1] Mama kept the rent in a biscuit tin I was counting dreams in a chipped-up sink Old shoes loud on that porch step New phone dead, but I still kept faith Clocked in late, left with sore hands Little by little, I became that girl Took the long road, took the hard glance Now they look twice when I cross that world [Pre-Chorus] I remember thin nights Bread with the lights off Now my name hits right When I walk in, jaws drop [Chorus] Shine and grind That’s the way I live Shine and grind Still got more to give From the old days To the gold phase Shine and grind I don’t fold, babe [Verse 2] I wore my worry like a borrowed coat Every tear taught me how to move Late bus ride with a cracked-up phone Had a whole big life in a tiny room Now I lace up, and the room gets quiet Not because I changed, just because I rose Same hard heart with a softer smile Same old flame in my veins, still glow [Pre-Chorus] I remember thin nights Bread with the lights off Now my name hits right When I walk in, jaws drop [Chorus] Shine and grind That’s the way I live Shine and grind Still got more to give From the old days To the gold phase Shine and grind I don’t fold, babe [Bridge] If you knew that floorboard creak If you knew that empty week You’d know why I hold this close Why I wear my scars like gold I came up slow I came up strong All that hurt turned into song [Chorus] Shine and grind That’s the way I live Shine and grind Still got more to give From the old days To the gold phase Shine and grind I don’t fold, babe