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, darlin', darlin'
Sorrow into bold, pain is beautiful
When it makes you grow, turn these tears to gold, gold

I lay my hands on the world
And I say, "Tell me where it hurts"
Everywhere that I could see
Somebody's tryna get free
And if I put myself first
Don't mean I kick you to the curb
I wanna shine bright, and you can shine bright
And we'll 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, darlin', darlin'
Sorrow into bold, pain is beautiful
When it makes you grow, turn these tears to gold, gold
Sorrow into bold, pain is beautiful
When it makes you grow, turn these tears to gold, gold

Turn these tears to gold (Gold)
Turn these tears to gold (Gold)
Come on, look in me in the eye
See everything that I survived
See, my history is deep
That's what makes me me (Gold)

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, darlin', darlin'
Sorrow into bold, pain is beautiful
When it makes you grow, turn these tears to gold, gold
Sorrow into bold, pain is beautiful
When it makes you grow, turn these tears to gold, gold