New Flower!

[Chorus: Leon Thomas]

You've grown yourself a flower

In the garden

[Verse 1: Aminé]

See, I was like eighteen

With nothin' to my name but overdraft fees

Jealous of the rich, tryna get cheese

'Cause I always knew this life wasn't no breeze

And my purpose, like Amerie, was one thing

But where I'm from, they called it a far-fetched dream

'Cause baba don't believe in a sure thing

But now he do 'cause my wrist like the west wing (Prezi)

I had to grow my own garden

Plant the seeds, but I was faint hearted

The courage it took to get this shit started

Meant a new flower had to get sprawlin'

All my friends was havin' college fun

Me? I didn't have the college funds

In my head is where I be at

Couldn't let the petals die just for a Fiat (Believe that)

[Chorus: Leon Thomas]

You've grown yourself a flower

In the garden

[Verse 2: Aminé]

Look, I was on 145th and Saint Nick

Takin' that A-Train down to the mix

Complex wasn't really payin' me shit

And Def Jam had me gettin' sandwiches

Got one for Big Sean, but at least he tipped

And that twenty saved my life that week

New York, but I'm feelin' Memphis bleak

I was eatin' plain rice and I'm far from cheap (Nigga)

(Ha, nigga, ha, ha, ha)

Yeah, bury me before I'm a burden

DIY 'til my conscious certain

But the garden can't grow if it ain't got purpose (True)

Carin' for the seeds since 2014

I been waterin' this motherfucker every damn week

I didn't know where I'd be at

Growth can't slow, but it bloom, now we see that (Believe that)

[Chorus: Leon Thomas]

You've grown yourself a flower

In the garden

[Interlude: Aminé's Dad]

I used to do gardening in the house

It's Grandpa Aminé, he force you to plant

And keep it maintenance and everything

So after you come from school

Then he go to the garden

And maintaining it, uh, giving it water, stuff like that

This is how I grew up

[Bridge: Leon Thomas]

And when the sun hits your skin

I hope you know you belong where you been

And we'll grow, that's for sure, but in the end

We'll be back in the ground once again

[Verse 3: Aminé]

Yeah, look, we all want success

But can you grow more with less?

'Cause money change everything, I see the effects

Lifetime friends think I think of 'em less

(No, nigga) I am depressed

If people don't like me, then I don't get a check

Which means both my parents are stayin' in debt

And I prefer to be the only one that carries the stress

Shit, if I never got rich

Maybe sunset wouldn't have me sick

'Cause that crash almost toe-tagged my sis'

Is it my fault that she even had that risk?

"But fuck what I can't control"

The best advice I'll get from myself alone

And after all that Portland rain is combined

All I need is thirteen months of sunshine

[Outro: Leon Thomas]

And when the sun hits your skin

I hope you know you belong where you been

And we'll grow, that's for sure, but in the end

We'll be back in the ground once again