Concrete hibiscus

I came up through the cracks

Where the pavement was cold

One seed in the shadows

But my spirit stayed bold

They said I'd never bloom

Said my roots wouldn't hold

Now I stand in the light

With a story untold

The rose that grew from concrete

Look at me rise

Through the dust and the pressure

I reach for the sky

The ropes that grew from concrete, still I survived

Soft in the petals where I'm hard to divide

I learned how to bend when the storm came around

Kept my head to the sun while they kept pushing me down

Every scar on my heart made me stronger, profound

Now my voice is the proof of the life I have found

The rose that grew from concrete

Look at me rise

Through the dust and the pressure

I reach for the skies

The rose that grew from concrete, still I survive

Soft in the petals, but I'm hard to divide

I don′t need their approval

I already know

I was built for the hard roads

For the wind and the snow

From the cracks in the system

I learned how to grow

Now I bloom in the struggle

And let everybody know

The rose that grew from concrete

Look at me rise

With adjusting the pressure

I reach for the sky

The roads they go for concrete

Still I survive

Soft in the pedal

But I'm hard to divide