Come on, look in me in the eye
See everything that I survived
See, my history is deep
That's what makes me me
And I'll do the same for you
Tell me 'bout what you've been through
When we've been down in the mud
We know better than to judge
Don't mistake my confidence for arrogance
Don't mistake my self-respect for disrespect
'Cause it took me years to turn these tears from water into gold
Yeah, I worked for it, I'm proud of it, darling, darling
Sorrow into bold, the pain is beautiful
When it makes you grow, turn these tears to gold
Ooh
Whoo-ooh
I lay my hands on the world, yeah
And I say, "Tell me where it hurts"
Everywhere that I can see
Somebody's tryna get free
And if I put myself first
Don't mean I'll kick you to the curb
I wanna shine bright, and you can shine bright
And we'd light up the sky
So don't mistake my confidence for arrogance
Don't mistake my self-respect for disrespect
'Cause it took me years to turn these tears from water into gold
Yeah, I worked for it, I'm proud of it, darling, darling
Sorrow into bold, the pain is beautiful
When it makes you grow, turn these tears to gold
Ooh, whoo-ooh
Ooh, whoo-ooh
Come on, look in me in the eye
See everything that I survived
See, my history is deep
That's what makes me me
Don't mistake my confidence for arrogance
Don't mistake my self-respect for disrespect
'Cause it took me years to turn these tears from water into gold
Yeah, I worked for it, I'm proud of it, darling, darling
Sorrow into bold, the pain is beautiful
When it makes you grow, turn these tears to gold
Sorrow into bold, pain is beautiful
When it makes you grow, turn these tears to gold
Turn these tears to gold (whoo)
Turn these tears to gold (whoo-ooh)
Turn these tears to gold
Turn these tears to gold (whoo)
Turn these tears to gold (whoo-ooh)