Dear Luv

Acting like if you walk by on a street

And you're walking on concrete

And you saw a rose growing out of concrete

Even if it had messed up petals

And it was a littleto the side

You would marvel at just seeing a rose growing through concrete

As a youngin all I had was a dream

Raving to myself as my mama used to scream

Papa getting violent and he beating her again

They just feeling stressed cause they tryina pay the rent

Papa you a g though you did wrong

Mama you an angel cause you stay strong

Papa its alright we have weak moments

Mama you a soldier cause you keep holding

But some days we ain't have s**t

And some nights I was asking

Why we so poor all my friend not

Just jealous of what my friends got

I was hungry any fam you love

D**n you gave me yours and it wasnt enough

Yet I took it all and went out a craze

You made it feel like home and without a place

Working like slaves and I'm so sorry

I'm grateful for the things you done did for me

Coming home from school disrespecting

Acting like I ain't have lessons

D**n mama that council won't get you

They be tryinga to go won't let you

A callisized kid but I'm tryina change it

I just need to tell you I appreciate it

Acting like if you walk by on a street

And you're walking on concrete

And you saw a rose growing out of concrete

Even if it had messed up petals

And it was a littleto the side

You would marvel at just seeing a rose growing through concrete

As a youngin all I had was a dream

You was my brother my hero my team

I was down for you all you did was sell

I was growing up while you was in and out of jail

Waiting at the court room all of us silent

You was never home you was always so violent

How you think I fell when I visited to prison

You were my brother out while my partner gone missing

I was gone distant but that was just hurt

From all those nights those fights those words

S**t we used to argue all the time I hated you

And when its in your d**g dealing I hated too

It was my birthday and there's some next s**t

All those times you got your a*s arrested

Family stressing I'm surprised you ain't dead

From a life of crime and on war with the feds

How you thought bout what you put me through Huh

And all the things I had to do for you

Like deal with the people who spoke your name

Like this B***h who disrespected you I broke her frame

But its okay I'm your baby sits

And some day I just may be rich

And I got you I ain't gotta say it

I just want for you to tell me you appreciate it

Acting like if you walk by on a street

And you're walking on concrete

And you saw a rose growing out of concrete

Even if it had messed up petals

And it was a littleto the side

You would marvel at just seeing a rose growing through concrete