Dave East
Like A Rose
[Intro]
One day I'ma grow (4:46 AM in Harlem)
Plant me in the dirt (New York City)
And watch me blossom like a rose
Standing on what I'm worth (Uh)
I could never sell my soul (Yeah)
Bigger than rap, n***a (Never know)
Inside me, I just pray it never shows (Not what I did)
Pray it never shows
Pray it never shows (Feel me)

[Chorus]
One day I'ma grow
Plant me in the dirt and watch me blossom like a rose (Blossom)
Stand on what I'm worth and I could never sell my soul (Never)
For the ones that deserve the life that they would never know (Never)
So much pain inside me, I just pray it never show
I just pray it never show (Never)
One day, I'ma grow
Plant me in the dirt and watch me blossom like a rose (Come on)
Stand on what I'm worth and I could never sell my soul (Come on)
So much pain inside me, I just pray it never show (Come on)
For the ones that deserve the life that they would never know (My n***as)
They would never know
They would never know
[Verse 1]
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you 'bout to win
Sometimes it's on you, it is not within
Diss my dead homie, gave they block a spin (Skrrt)
No registration I just hope that I don't get stopped again (I hope)
I'm tryna get my life right where I want it at (Right where I want)
Remember they cut off my lights, like "Where the warning at?"
Sometimes you die, sometimes you get to live (Come on)
Sometimes you might be homeless
Sometimes you might get a crib
Sometimes they hate, sometimes they love you, that's just what it is (It is)
Sometimes you gotta figure out just how 'bout to build, for real
I caught the chills in the summertime
Promethazine fucked up my stomach, ah
Prayed above like every night, "Just keep me hungry, God
I'm not complacent with my blessings, know I want 'em God"
Every race lately, I'm stressing, I don't know the odds
When I don't know which way to go, now I just go with God
When I don't know which way to go, now I just go with God

[Chorus]
One day, I'ma grow
Plant me in the dirt and watch me blossom like a rose
Stand on what I'm worth and I could never sell my soul (Never)
For the ones that deserve the life that they would never know
So much pain inside me, I just pray it never show
I just pray it never show
One day, I'ma grow
Plant me in the dirt and watch me blossom like a rose
Stand on what I'm worth and I could never sell my soul
So much pain inside me, I just pray it never show
For the ones that deserve the life that they would never know
They would never know
They would never know
[Verse 2]
Impossible was my mission, Tom Cruised it in some Gucci shoes
Roof on the 'Rari translucent, we got used to losing
We all got a vicem it depends on what you on abusing
Never took advice from n***as not selling it, they was using
From my bedroom window, I heard shooting
Made me contemplate my life and all the life n***as was losing, it's a sad story
Never been nowhere but your projects, that shit get mad boring
Prepare to lose your life, he pulled up with a mask on him
Before COVID
Them shawties in my hood, they ain't never respected broke shit
Gave my uncle fifteen hundred, that n***a smoked it (Damn)
Reminiscing' bout my homies that died, I'm by the ocean
See me in the streets, they just know

[Chorus]
One day, I'ma grow (Rolling)
Plant me in the dirt and watch me blossom like a rose
Stand on what I'm worth and I could never sell my soul (Crazy how far I came)
For the ones that deserve the life that they would never know
So much pain inside me, I just pray it never show
I just pray it never show
One day, I'ma grow
Plant me in the dirt and watch me blossom like a rose (Watch me)
Stand on what I'm worth and I could never sell my soul
So much pain inside me, I just pray it never show
For the ones that deserve the life that they would never know
They would never know
They would never know