You try to plant somethin in the conrete you know what I mean If it grow and the and the rose petal got all kind of Scratches and marks you not gon' say damn look at All the scratches and marks on the rose that grew from concrete You gon' be like damn a rose grew from the concrete Same thing with me y'knahmean I grew out of all of this Instead of sayin Damn he did this he did this Just be like DAMN He grew out of that He came out of that That's what they should say you know what I mean All the trouble to survive and make good out of the dirty nasty Y'knowhahatImean unbelievable lifestyle they gave me I'm just tryin to make somethin When no one even cared The rose it grew from concrete Keepin all these dreams Provin nature's laws wrong It learned how to walk without havin feet It came from concrete Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete Provin nature's laws wrong it learned how to walk without havin feet Funny it seems but by keepin its dreams It learned to breathe Fresh air Long live the rose that grew from concrete When no one else even cared No one else even cared The rose that grew from concrete Did you hear Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete Provin nature's laws wrong It learned to walk without having feet Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams It learned to breathe FRESH air Long live the rose that grew from concrete When no one else even cared Keepin all these dreams Provin nature's laws wrong It learned how to walk without havin feet (to breathe the fresh air) It came from concrete (to breathe the fresh air) (To breathe the fresh air to breathe the fresh air) You see you wouldn't ask why the rose that grew from the concrete Had damaged petals On the contrary we would all celebrate its Tenacity We would all love it's will to reach the sun Well we are the rose this is the concrete and these are My damaged petals Don't ask me why thank God nigga ask me how Hahahaha