所属专辑:The Rose That Grew From Concrete
歌手: Nikki Giovanni
时长: 02:35
You try to plant somethin in the conrete you know what I mean[00:00:06]
If it grow and the and the rose petal got all kind of[00:00:09]
Scratches and marks you not gon' say damn look at[00:00:12]
All the scratches and marks on the rose that grew from concrete[00:00:14]
You gon' be like damn a rose grew from the concrete[00:00:17]
Same thing with me y'knahmean I grew out of all of this[00:00:20]
Instead of sayin Damn he did this he did this[00:00:23]
Just be like DAMN He grew out of that He came out of that[00:00:25]
That's what they should say you know what I mean[00:00:27]
All the trouble to survive and make good out of the dirty nasty[00:00:29]
Y'knowhahatImean unbelievable lifestyle they gave me[00:00:34]
I'm just tryin to make somethin[00:00:37]
When no one even cared[00:00:40]
The rose it grew from concrete[00:00:42]
Keepin all these dreams[00:00:43]
Provin nature's laws wrong[00:00:45]
It learned how to walk without havin feet[00:00:47]
It came from concrete[00:00:51]
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete[00:00:56]
Provin nature's laws wrong it learned how to walk without havin feet[00:01:01]
Funny it seems but by keepin its dreams[00:01:07]
It learned to breathe Fresh air[00:01:10]
Long live the rose that grew from concrete[00:01:13]
When no one else even cared[00:01:16]
No one else even cared[00:01:20]
The rose that grew from concrete[00:01:23]
Did you hear[00:01:28]
Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete[00:01:30]
Provin nature's laws wrong[00:01:34]
It learned to walk without having feet[00:01:35]
Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams[00:01:39]
It learned to breathe FRESH air[00:01:42]
Long live the rose that grew from concrete[00:01:44]
When no one else even cared[00:01:47]
Keepin all these dreams[00:01:51]
Provin nature's laws wrong[00:01:53]
It learned how to walk without havin feet (to breathe the fresh air)[00:01:56]
It came from concrete (to breathe the fresh air)[00:02:02]
(To breathe the fresh air to breathe the fresh air)[00:02:04]
You see you wouldn't ask why the rose that grew from the concrete[00:02:06]
Had damaged petals On the contrary we would all celebrate its[00:02:08]
Tenacity We would all love it's will to reach the sun[00:02:11]
Well we are the rose this is the concrete and these are[00:02:14]
My damaged petals Don't ask me why thank God ni**a ask me how[00:02:18]
Hahahaha[00:02:26]