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Intro -Ad-libs over dark piano loop]
(Low voice almost spoken)
Yeah uh
They said roses don't grow in concrete
They was wrong
Look
I came from the bottom where the stairs don't exist
Where the fridge was empty but the pain was fully equipped
Mama worked two jobs just to put the lights on
Pops disappeared like a ghost when the night's gone
I learned early you don't cry you just grind
Emotions locked inside you just hustle you just climb
Niggas switched sides when the money got involved
Same ones smiling in my face turned snakes in the hall
But I kept my circle tight tighter than a noose
Loyalty is currency I don't need no truce
They was throwing dirt on my name thought I'd never rise
Now they see me shining and they act like we're tied
Uh funny how success brings back old friends
But I remember every message that was left on read
Every "no"I swallowed every door that slammed shut
Now I'm the one they call when they need a shortcut
(Light laugh)Nah
Concrete roses we grow where they said we can't
Broke through the cracks now they watch my advance
Watered by tears fed by fears standing tall through the years
Concrete roses don't break we just bend
And bloom right here where the pavement ends
Yeah bloom right here where the pavement ends
I seen love turn fake quicker than a summer lease
Friends disappear when it's time to pay the lease
Brodie did a bid while the witness took the plea
I was in the booth turning pain into masterpiece
They don't see the nights I was screaming at the ceiling
Fighting demons in my head that were trying to steal my healing
Now they post my plaques like they had a hand in building
But I was by myself when the foundation was tilting
Used to pray for a cosign now I am the cosign
Used to wait in long lines now it's guestlist only
Never sold my soul though the price was looking tempting
Integrity intact that's the fortune they can't spend man
It's deeper than the diamonds it's deeper than the fame
It's about looking in the mirror and respecting the name
When the crowd goes home and the lights go off
Do you still love the person staring back (Real talk)
Concrete roses we grow where they said we can't
Broke through the cracks now they watch my advance
Watered by tears fed by fears standing tall through the years
Concrete roses don't break we just bend
And bloom right here where the pavement ends
(Talk to 'em!)Yeah bloom right here where the pavement ends
To everyone who counted me out
Thank you
You watered the concrete
And look what grew
Now I'm signing checks that my bloodline could never dream
Building schools back home rewriting the scene
But I still walk through the old block when I'm stressed
Same corner store same bulletproof vest on my chest
Not the physical kind the one that guards my heart
'Cause trust is a luxury that's been torn apart
But I'm learning to open learning to let in
Learning that success ain't revenge it's just better living
So when they play this song on the radio late at night
Know it came from a place where there barely was light
And if a kid from the bottom with nothing but a pen
Can turn his pain into purpose you can do it again
No lie
Concrete roses we grow where they said we can't
Broke through the cracks now they watch my advance
Watered by tears fed by fears standing tall through the years
Concrete roses don't break we just bend
And bloom right here where the pavement ends
(From the mud to the stars)Yeah bloom right here where the pavement ends
Concrete roses
Just bloom
(Beat fades to silence last piano note lingers)