Текст песни Tupac Shakur ~ Nikki Giovanni - The Rose That Grew From Concrete Vol. 1
Tupac Shakur ~ Nikki Giovanni - The Rose That Grew From Concrete Vol. 1 слова песни
* Poems written by Shakur as ~ interpreted by other artists[Tupac Shakur]You try to plant somethin in the conrete, y`knowhatImean?If it GROW, and the and the rose petal got all kind ofscratches 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 thisInstead 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, y`knowhatImean?All the trouble to survive and make good out of the dirty, nastyy`knowhahatImean unbelievable lifestyle they gave meI`m just tryin to make somethin..[Nikki Giovanni]When no one even caredThe rose it grew from concreteKeepin all these dreamsProvin nature`s laws wrongIt learned how to walk without havin feetIt came from concrete[spoken part]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 feetFunny it seems but, by keepin its dreamsit, learned to breathe FRESH airLong live the rose that grew from concretewhen no one else even caredNo one else even cared..The rose that grew from concrete[spoken part]Did you hear..Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?Provin nature`s laws wrongIt learned to walk without having feetFunny it seems but by keeping its dreamsit learned to breathe FRESH airLong live the rose that grew from concretewhen no one else, even cared[Nikki Giovanni]Keepin all these dreamsProvin nature`s laws wrongIt 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)[Tupac Shakur]You see you wouldn`t ask why the rose that grew from the concretehad damaged petals. On the contrary, we would all celebrate itstenacity. 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..