Acting like if you by on a street And youre on concrete And you saw a rose out of concrete Even if it had messed up And it was a the side You marvel at just seeing a rose growing through concrete As a youngin all I had was a Raving to myself as my used to scream getting violent and he beating her again They feeling stressed cause they tryina pay the rent you a g though you did wrong Mama you an angel cause you strong Papa its alright we weak moments Mama you a cause you keep holding But days we aint have shit And some I was asking Why we so poor all my not? Just jealous of what my got I was hungry any fam you Damn, you gave me yours and it enough Yet, I took it all and out a craze You made it feel like and without a place Working slaves and Im so sorry Im grateful for the things you did for me Coming home from school Acting like I aint lessons mama, that council wont get you They be to go wont let you A kid but Im tryina change it I need to tell you I appreciate it Acting like if you by on a street And youre on concrete And you saw a rose out of concrete Even if it had messed up And it was a the side You would marvel at just seeing a growing through concrete As a youngin all I had was a You was my brother, my hero, my I was for you, all you did was sell I was growing up, while you was in and out of Waiting at the court all of us silent You was never home, you was always so How you think I fell when I to prison You were my brother out while my partner missing I was distant, but that was just hurt From all those nights, fights, those words Shit we used to all the time, I hated you And when its in drug dealing, I hated too It was my birthday and theres some next All times you got your ass arrested Family stressing, Im surprised you dead From a life of and on war with the feds How you bout what you put me through? Huh And all the I had to do for you Like deal with the people who spoke your Like this who disrespected you, I broke her frame But its okay, Im baby sits And some day I may be rich And I got you, I gotta say it I want for you to tell me you appreciate it like if you walk by on a street And walking on concrete And you saw a rose out of concrete Even if it had up petals And it was a the side You would marvel at just a rose growing through concrete.