(yeah)
(no refunds)

I don’t owe luck a thank-you note
I paid my way with time and hope
While they were talkin’, I was late
Still working when the lights shut off the place

They love results, hate the climb
Love the shine, skip the grind
I don’t flex what I survived
I let my posture do the talking now

I don’t need applause
I don’t need permission
I invested nights
While they were wishin’

This is sweat equity
Nothing free, nothing easy
Every win got history
Every scar remembers me
This is sweat equity
I don’t borrow, I don’t lease
Yeah, I paid in full with pressure
This is sweat equity

(earned it)
(no refunds)
(earned it)

They want shortcuts, I want proof
They want comfort, I want truth
I don’t fold when it’s inconvenient
I get dangerous when it’s tedious

Clock kept moving, so did I
While excuses multiplied
If you don’t see the work I put in
That’s ‘cause I don’t advertise

I don’t wait for the moment
I don’t hope for alignment
If it’s heavy, I lift it
If it’s hard, I refine it

This is sweat equity
Nothing free, nothing easy
Every win got history
Every scar remembers me
This is sweat equity
I don’t borrow, I don’t lease
Yeah, I paid in full with pressure
This is sweat equity

No credit
No favors
No bailout
No saviors

Count it
(lock in)

This is sweat equity (say it)
Nothing free, nothing easy
Every win got history
Every scar remembers me
This is sweat equity
I don’t borrow, I don’t lease
Yeah, I paid in full with pressure
This is sweat equity

(sweat equity)
(earned it)