Queen Lessons on Concrete

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Stuck in the room like a light on the runway

Model in the mirror, but I'm real in the doorway

Daddy with my mama, my aunts in a circle

Laughin' through the pressure, feelin' pain in the purple

Found out my father had a secret in the dark

Mama held the crown when I was breakin' her heart

She never fell apart, she just stood there and breathed

Showed me how to bend, not let the hurt make me leave

I look up to my mother, she a queen in the storm

Even when she hurtin', she keep her spirit warm

Joy in the house when my ends come through

I carry that strength in the way that I move

I won't let heartbreak reign, I'ma do better

Baddie and streets, don't my heart get better?

From the love, from the glow

From the women I know

I rise with my people

And I let it show

Pretty in the pressure, but the pain made me wise

I'll embrace from the tears and fire from my eyes

In the city, I'll be shining, yeah, I walk with a plan

Modeling my body, but I'm built by my fam

No defeat in my future, I can feel that now

I turn every breakdown into my own rebound

I look up to my mother, she a queen in the school

Even when she hurt, she do the spirit walk

Joy in the house when my ends come through

I carry that strength in the way that I move

I won't let heartbreak in, I'ma do better

Baddie in the streets, do my heart get better?

It's from the love, from the love

From the women I know

I rise on my people and let it show