I shine, you shine
I shine, you shine
I shine, you shine

[Verse One]:
Now now, how can I explain where I grew up?
Compared to the hood, yo the slaves had it good
At least they had a job, black folks could get along
Father figures in they home, now niggas livin' wrong
In St. Louis
Would've been the death of me
Had to move west just to manifest my destiny
God bless the east coast you my fam
But I ain't fuckin' with New York, that ho is a man
And so is her momma so I gotta be the man now
Help my homies back at home that's reachin' for a hand out
From backpackers to the ringtone rappers
Even you would get on scene to get it crackin'

[Hook]:
You shine like the son of God, better believe it
Baby don't be jealous of Jesus
You shine like the son of God, better believe it
Baby don't be jealous of Jesus
You shine
You better believe, you better believe, you better believe it
You shine like the son of God, better believe it
Baby don't be jealous of Jesus

[Verse Two]:
Now I can't leave the Lou alone the city need me
Fuck a Starbucks forever better believe me
Since we were teens Karim been eatin' cheese fries up at Cicero's
All my real niggas know
Now e'rybody all friend or foe, hell nah
Back in the days on the boulevard of Delmar
We used to kick it routinely till I pulled a Houdini
Poof
If you see me then you need to give the people proof
I can only ever be the truth
Even when I lie like a demon in the sky
Part the Red Sea or you won't get paid
Pay a DJ or you won't get played
These armchair A&Rs kinda lame
And there's too many Tim Donaghy's in the game
Freeze
For the biggest drug dealer upon the writer's block
Eyes on them blind niggas leadin' the blind
When I shine

[Hook]:
I shine like the son of God, better believe it
Baby don't be jealous of Jesus
I shine like the son of God, better believe it
Baby don't be jealous of Jesus
I shine
You better believe, you better believe, you better believe it
I shine like the son of God, better believe it
Baby don't be jealous of Jesus

I shine, you shine
"Shine" - Mary J Blige
I shine, you shine
"Shine"
I shine, you shine
"Shine"
I shine, you shine
"Shine"

[Verse Three]:
I shine and you shine
In this day and time, can't maintain the same frame of mind
With hatred between brothers, from another mother
Love one another
Never homo
Never say "no homo" again
Gon' tell a friend, let the promo begin
Until I kick it with Cat
God stingy with time
Never givin' it back, but I forgive Him for that

[Hook]:
Cause I shine like the son of God, better believe it
Baby don't be jealous of Jesus
I shine like the son of God, better believe it
Baby don't be jealous of Jesus
I shine
You better believe, you better believe, you better believe it
I shine like the son of God, better believe it
Baby don't be jealous of Jesus

I say, don't be, don't be jealous of Jesus
Baby, don't be, don't be jealous of me
I say, don't be, don't be jealous of Jesus
Baby, don't be, don't be, don't be, don't be, don't be
Don't be jealous of Jesus
Baby don't be don't be jealous of me
I say, don't be, don't be jealous of Jesus
Baby, don't be, don't be, don't be, don't be, don't be
Don't be jealous of me