"Just like the roses get used to the sun"

…[Chorus] Grass all in my feet, sun beaming on my shoulders I look out to the ocean, I sit and smell the roses I been at my low…

…away soon as I get the fame ride My soul drift but it more like hang glide Got a lot of demons but I throw them to the wayside I…

…off the way that I live Man I used to dream of days like this 'Cause I'm feeling so good And I ain't even scared of my death…

…air, mine used to be up there You only give yourself away So paint your roses black and blue Use the fuck word I can too When I have…

…life trying to make a change And the other half trying to get back again You could walk the streets when the sun goes down…

…and take my hand So much here we don't understand So kiss me like the world is going to end It don't get much better than…

In Predator, and some are mine from my double lives Jump in time like Flubber slime, hunt the other I's Kill twelve and stand lone like the sun and shine Numb…

…is a caduceus? Reveal the snakes in the staff that you moving with Studious Nubian, sufi who Tahuti is Reducing truth to the nucleus, you get used to…

…young – phil-loso-pher Like I'm petting a dog Talking to the doc-tor like I'm Cesar Milan I shizhu's like I just ate an Animal Farm…

…mope, and sigh, and pant, Just like a love-sick boy! Tink-a-Tank—Tink-a-Tank. But joy incessant palls the sense; And love unchanged…

Bailey and Middlesex Sessions. You'll soon get used to her looks," said he, "And a very nice girl you'll find her! She may very well pass for forty-three In the…

…on your homeward journeys; Gentle, simple-minded usher. Get you, if you like, to Russher; Put your briefs upon the shelf, I…

…[Chorus] I wanna be where the sun don't shine Where the birds don't sing and the kids don't smile They say, "I saw the…

Devil in paradise" I wanna be where the night is day Where the roses die and the thorns ain't fake And they say, "I saw the…

California (No, no, no, oh) I'll never get old in them lonely hills (No, no) It's like the sun got frozen in an ice cold sky Trapped…

…dashboard, just chipped a nail Lean out the window that's when I yell Driving so fast 'bout to piss on myself (x2) Police want to get him…

…sweatin' What happened to that feeling? We'll never get it back I ain't take no shots, but used to got me hot What happened to the…

…Just like a robber And smile for the camera Damn, I feel awesome Push it open little more Gotta get it open [Pre-Chorus] You would…

…blame, but it's hard to obtain [Chorus: Erick Arc Elliott] I wanna see you winnin', I wanna see you get the cash Wanna see you finish, don't…

…if you asked him to Instead of stabbing on the back of you Just trying to get ahead But you can't spend a dime if you work yourself…

…was alive, if I could see her face My grandfather used to say when I f*cked up That I was just like my momma, tough love I wish I could see my kid…

…blame, but it's hard to obtain [Chorus: Erick Arc Elliott] I wanna see you winnin', I wanna see you get the cash Wanna see you finish, don't…

…if you asked him to Instead of stabbing on the back of you Just trying to get ahead But you can't spend a dime if you work yourself…

…was alive, if I could see her face My grandfather used to say when I f*cked up That I was just like my momma, tough love I wish I could see…

…blame, but it's hard to obtain [Chorus: Erick Arc Elliott] I wanna see you winnin', I wanna see you get the cash Wanna see you finish, don't…

…if you asked him to Instead of stabbing on the back of you Just trying to get ahead But you can't spend a dime if you work yourself…

…was alive, if I could see her face My grandfather used to say when I fucked up That I was just like my momma, tough love I wish I could see my kid…

…do this on your own, so baby gone I wish you luck and if you need me, call Just come to me and let me feed you all I can understand the…

…for police, don't come home (why?) Cuz Mama's actin' crazy at the hospit-al 'bout to have another baby Like a rose from the…

…tenacity We would all love its will to reach the sun Well, we are the roses (we are the roses) This is the concrete (this is the…

…and if you need me, call Just come to me and let me feed you all I can understand the way it feels when you're fighting the world Facing…

…hospital About to have another baby, like a rose from the concrete Growing within, blessed with twins How the hell can mama raise three men…

…on her side 'Cause mama's just a little girl (mama is just a little girl) She gotta hold her head up high, oh Now, will she remain in the…

…[Intro: 2Pac] To the young mothers I feel ya, I know how it is (Mama's just a little girl) Don't nobody understand I feel ya…

…wish you luck and if you need me, call Just come to me and let me feed you all I can understand the way it feels when you're…

…celebrate its tenacity We would all love its will to reach the sun Well, we are the roses (We are the roses) This is the concrete (This is the…

…[Part I: Dawn] Instrumental [Part II: Simple Song] Life was simple in the primal days, we just found our way to…

…start it small We were happy walking in the sun, rock the little ones that summer Smiling faces like an old cartoon, dancing in the room, we…

Flaming Old Sisters and Marmelade Misters watch trains go by Little one used to laugh in the sun Now he's a soldier with nowhere to…

…up wit my bro on the Yine We just be crippin and shit They ask for my tape cause I'm rippin this shit I used to hoop wit Mike…

…shit but just slingin a pack Really though, that's a lie Got my degree like last July We got that shit on the corner Giving a hit to…

…on ya Music be going so hard like going to work with pneumonia We get that work in Lithonia Bringing it back to the Northside Really…

…clock in And Imma work hard Without looking forward to my 15 But on my lunch break A nigga gotta get baked Spray the…

…that 40 hours how you can Sign up for that OT, if they allow it Work your fingers to the bone Just to keep em' smiling (Verse 2…

…never used to eat And when did we had to sneak Cause my lil' cousin want a piece There's no benefit in sharing shit You get shit…