Golden

[Intro]
[a quiet, whispering voice, repeating as if in the distance...]
Golden (golden)
Golden (golden)
Golden (golden)
Golden (golden)

[Verse 1]
I didn't wake up on a satin sheet
Didn't get no silver spoon to eat
Nobody laid a red carpet down
When I first walked into this town
They say the glitter makes the man
But they don't see the calloused hand
I wasn't polished, I was rough
But diamonds hide inside the tough

[Pre-Chorus]
I ain't no statue made of gilded ore
I know exactly what I'm fighting for
Keep your charity, keep your lucky break
I'm cooking dinner, I don't need the steak
Unless I bought it.

[Chorus]
I'm not made of gold, baby, look at me
Just iron will and sweat equity
Didn't wear the crown, didn't hold the throne
But every brick I lay, I call my own
Yeah, the cradle wasn't silk, the diaper wasn't shine
But I value every second of this heavy climb
I take the best because I paid the toll
Turning a rusty life into a golden soul

[Verse 2]
Daddy didn't leave a trust fund key
Momma just left tenacity
I see the chosen ones, they glide on by
Never having to look the devil in the eye
But when the market crashes and the luck runs out
They're gonna drown inside their doubt
While I'm still standing, building up the floor
Adding another zero to the score

[Pre-Chorus]
I ain't no statue made of gilded ore
I know exactly what I'm fighting for

[Chorus]
I'm not made of gold, baby, look at me
Just iron will and sweat equity
Didn't wear the crown, didn't hold the throne
But every brick I lay, I call my own
Yeah, the cradle wasn't silk, the diaper wasn't shine
But I value myself way above the bottom line
I take the best because I paid the toll
Turning a rusty life into a golden soul

[Bridge]

[Bridge]
Alchemy isn't magic, it's the grind
It's leaving the easy path behind
My value isn't what I was given at birth
It's what I dig up from the solid earth
Watch me glow now.

[Chorus]
I'm not made of gold, baby, look at me
Just iron will and sweat equity
Didn't wear the crown, didn't hold the throne
But every single thing I got, I own
Yeah, the cradle wasn't silk, the diaper wasn't shine
But I value myself way above the bottom line
I take the best because I paid the toll
Turning a rusty life into a golden soul

I'm not made of gold, baby, look at me
Just iron will and sweat equity
Didn't wear the crown, didn't hold the throne
But every single thing I got, I own
Yeah, the cradle wasn't silk, the diaper wasn't shine
But I value myself way above the bottom line
I take the best because I paid the toll
Turning a rusty life into a golden soul

[Outro]
Yeah, a golden soul
Built it myself
Piece by piece
More than gold
I'm worth more than gold.

Golden (golden)
Golden (golden)
Golden (golden)
Golden (golden)