2Pac (Tupac Shakur) - Family Tree lyrics

Because we all spring from different trees
does not mean we are not created equally
Is the true beauty in the tree
or in the vast forest in which it breathes?

I find greatness in the tree, that grows against all odds
It blossoms in darkness, and gives birth to promising pods
I was that tree that grew from the weeds and wasn't meant to be
Ashamed I'm not, in fact I am proud, of my thriving - family - tree

[singing]
The rose that grew from concrete, yeah
The tree that wasn't meant to be
Though I.. struggle in my life, I never give up
And you.. know that I, will always be by your side
My family tree.. yeah a family tree
Yeah, my family tree.. my fam-i-ly tree

I find, greatness in the tree that grows against all odds
It blossoms in.. darkness, and gives birth to a promising pod
You'll never see me give up

I will press on.. never hold my head alone
Never no.. my family tree.. my family tree yeahhh
My family treeeee.. family treeeee..

[speaking]
Because we all spring from different trees
does not mean we are not created equally
Is the true beauty in the tree
or in the vast forest in which it breathes?

The tree must fight to breathe
among the evils of the weeds

I find greatness in the tree, that grows against all odds
Ashamed I'm not, in fact I am proud, of my thriving - family - tree

Song lyrics from "The Rose That Grew From Concrete" album :

01. Tupac Interlude - 2Pac lyrics
02. Wake Me When I'm Free - Sikiru Adepoju lyrics
03. Can U C the Pride in the Panther - Mos Def lyrics
04. When Ure Heart Turns Cold - Sonia Sanchez lyrics
05. U R Ripping Us Apart - Dead Prez lyrics
06. Tears of a Teenage Mother - Jasmine Guy lyrics
07. God lyrics
08. And Still I Love You - Red Rat lyrics
09. Can U C the Pride in the Panther (Female Version) - Mos Def lyrics
10. If There Be Pain lyrics
11. River That Flows Forever - Danny Glover lyrics
12. Rose That Grew from Concrete - Nikki Giovanni lyrics
13. In The Event Of My Demise lyrics
14. What of a Love Unspoken lyrics
15. Sometimes I Cry - Dan Rockett lyrics
16. Fear in the Heart of Man lyrics
17. Starry Night - Quincy Jones lyrics
18. What of Fame - Russell Simmons lyrics
19. Only 4 the Righteous lyrics
20. Why Must You Be Unfaithful - Sarah Jones lyrics
21. Wife 4 Life lyrics
22. Lady Liberty Needs Glasses - Malcolm Jamal Warner lyrics
23. Family Tree lyrics
24. Thug Blues lyrics
25. Sun and the Moon lyrics