[Verse 1: Ky-Mani Marley]
Yo, I mean some of these guys got... Oh
At first glance, it's like cupid hit
Mesmerised by her thighs and her hips
So, she went ahead and find a man wit' some chips
She left school when she copped da whip
Caught in the game, locked in the speedin' lane
Live a life of money, drugs and fame
But true love is what she can't entertain
Now every chance she gets, she's given the blame
And then she's askin' why?
I told her, she was livin' a lie
When I told her, she started to cry
Don't just sit and let life pass you by
Then I slowly wiped the tear from her eye
[Chorus]
And told her, take it slow
Girl, give it time to flow
And from a seed to a flower you'll grow
So many seeds on the street
No sunshine, but always heat
And lives are lost at every heartbeat
I told her, take it slow
Girl, give it time to flow
And from a seed to a flower you'll grow
So many seeds on the street
Drownin' in poverty and deceit
But black roses grow from concrete
[Verse 2: Ms. Dynamite]
He got a family to feed
So every night, he out on the street
Shottin' poison to young mothers and youths dem, 'cause he
Feel it's the only way he know to keep his peeps on they feet
Make ends meet and get his own up out of poverty
Until one night, he came home to find his mother cry
She pointed to the floor and saw a trail of his supply
She led him to his room to find his brother on his bed
Track marks, needles in his arm and stone-cold dead
And suddenly, they all flashed before his eyes
The kids that he sold to and they mother's cries
Every child is someone's child
You have to mind what you do
'Cause karma gonna bring the drama back on you
[Bridge: Ms. Dynamite]
Do what you gotta do
But nigga when it comes to them youths
There is no excuse
Our future that, we supposed to nurture that
Not lettin' nuttin' or nobody hurt that
Do what you gotta do
But nigga when it comes to them youths
There is no excuse
Our future that, we supposed to nurture that
Not lettin' nuttin' or nobody hurt that, hey
[Chorus]
I told her, take it slow
Girl, give it time to flow
From a seed to a flower you'll grow
So many seeds on the street
No sunshine, but always heat
And lives are lost at every heartbeat
I said, take it slow
Girl, give it time to flow
From a seed to a flower you'll grow
So many seeds on the street
Drownin' in poverty and deceit
But black roses grow from concrete, now
Yo, I mean some of these guys got... Oh
At first glance, it's like cupid hit
Mesmerised by her thighs and her hips
So, she went ahead and find a man wit' some chips
She left school when she copped da whip
Caught in the game, locked in the speedin' lane
Live a life of money, drugs and fame
But true love is what she can't entertain
Now every chance she gets, she's given the blame
And then she's askin' why?
I told her, she was livin' a lie
When I told her, she started to cry
Don't just sit and let life pass you by
Then I slowly wiped the tear from her eye
[Chorus]
And told her, take it slow
Girl, give it time to flow
And from a seed to a flower you'll grow
So many seeds on the street
No sunshine, but always heat
And lives are lost at every heartbeat
I told her, take it slow
Girl, give it time to flow
And from a seed to a flower you'll grow
So many seeds on the street
Drownin' in poverty and deceit
But black roses grow from concrete
[Verse 2: Ms. Dynamite]
He got a family to feed
So every night, he out on the street
Shottin' poison to young mothers and youths dem, 'cause he
Feel it's the only way he know to keep his peeps on they feet
Make ends meet and get his own up out of poverty
Until one night, he came home to find his mother cry
She pointed to the floor and saw a trail of his supply
She led him to his room to find his brother on his bed
Track marks, needles in his arm and stone-cold dead
And suddenly, they all flashed before his eyes
The kids that he sold to and they mother's cries
Every child is someone's child
You have to mind what you do
'Cause karma gonna bring the drama back on you
[Bridge: Ms. Dynamite]
Do what you gotta do
But nigga when it comes to them youths
There is no excuse
Our future that, we supposed to nurture that
Not lettin' nuttin' or nobody hurt that
Do what you gotta do
But nigga when it comes to them youths
There is no excuse
Our future that, we supposed to nurture that
Not lettin' nuttin' or nobody hurt that, hey
[Chorus]
I told her, take it slow
Girl, give it time to flow
From a seed to a flower you'll grow
So many seeds on the street
No sunshine, but always heat
And lives are lost at every heartbeat
I said, take it slow
Girl, give it time to flow
From a seed to a flower you'll grow
So many seeds on the street
Drownin' in poverty and deceit
But black roses grow from concrete, now
( Ms. Dynamite )
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