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   And left school when she cop the whip   Caught in the game, locked in the speedin' lane   Livin' a life for money, drugs and fame      But true love is what she can't entertain   And every chance she get she's given the blame   Then she askin' why, I told 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 tears from her eyes      And I told her to 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      He got a family to feed   So every night he out on the street   Shottin' poison to young mothers and youths 'em 'cause he   Feel it the only way to keep his peeps on they feet   Makes ends meet and gets his own up out of poverty   Until one night, he came home to find his mother cry   She pointed to the floor and he saw a trail of his supply   She led him to his room to find his brother on his bed      Track marks, needle in his arm and stone cold dead   And suddenly, they all flashed before his eyes   The kids that he sold to and they mothers cries   Every child is someones child   You after a mind what you do   'Cause Karma gonna bring the drama back on you      Do what you gotta do   But nigga when it comes to them youths   And there is no excuse   Our future that   We supposed to nurture that   Nah lettin' nuttin' or nobody hurt that      Do what you gotta do   But nigga when it comes to them youths   And there is no excuse   Our future that   We supposed to nurture that   Nah lettin' nuttin or nobody hurt that      And I told her to 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