Dear Luv

Acting like if you walk by a street and you was walking on concrete

and you saw a rose growing outta concrete, even if it had messed up petals,

and a little loose to the side, you would marvel at just seeing a rose grow through concrete...

As a youngin all I had was a dream

Rapping to myself as my momma used to scream

Papa getting violent and he beating her again

They just feelin stressed cause they tryna pay the rent

Papa you a G though you did wrong

Mama you's an angel cause you stay strong

Papa it's alright we have weak moments

Mama you a soldier cause you keep holding

But some days we ain't have shit

And some nights I was asking

Why we so poor but my friends not?

Just jealous of what my friends got

I was hungry and you fed me love

Damn, you gave me yours and it wasn't enough

Yet, I took it all without a praise

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

Dear mama, that council won't get you

If you try to go I won't let you

A careless ass kid and but I'm tryna change it

I just need to tell you I appreciate it

*Chrous*

Acting like if you walk by a street and you was walking on concrete

and you saw a rose growing outta concrete, even if it had messed up petals,

and a little loose to the side, you would marvel at just seeing a rose grow through concrete...

As a youngin all I had was a dream

You were 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 felt when I visited the prison?

Like where my brother at? Where my partner gone missing?

I was gone distant, I was just hurt

From all those nights, those fights, those words

Shit we used to argue all the time, I hated you

And when it's in your drug deal, I hated too

It was my birthday and then some next shit

All them times you got your ass arrested

Family stressin, I'm surprised you ain't dead

From a life of crime and that 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 bitch you disrespected you I broke her frame

But it's okay, I'm your baby sis

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

*Chrous*

Acting like if you walk by a street and you was walking on concrete

and you saw a rose growing outta concrete, even if it had messed up petals,

and a little loose to the side, you would marvel at just seeing a rose grow throuch concrete...