Starry Night - Quincy Jones Lyrics - The Rose That Grew From Concrete - 2pac

Starry night. an unknown creation 

Dedicated to the memory of Vincent Van Gogh 

A creative heart obsessed with satisfying 

this dorment and uncaring society 

You have given them the stars at night 

and you have given them bountiful bouquets of sunflowers 

but for you there's only contempt 

Though you pour yourself into that frame and present it so proudly 

this world could not accept your masterpieces, from the heart 

So on that starry night, you gave to us and you took away from us 

the one thing we never acknowledged, your life. 

Yeah, game laid down by Q, y'knawmsayin? 

Vocals by Rasheeda, fly beat by QDIII 

And flows by the M-A-C y'all, Mr. M-A-C Mall 

Starry night, your life 

You gave to us, and took away from us 

Starry night, your life 

You gave to us, and took away from us 

Uhh, uhh. watch me live my art; writin words from my soul in blood 

I speak the truth on every thang I love 

I'll probably sacrifice my life. to send my message through mics 

It's like a war drum callin soldiers at night 

It's bigger than music I spit it straight from the heart 

So it's cold n dark and deep like a universe, but nah don't start 

It's for ya entertainment but it's my life y'all 

And I can't rewind, fast forward, or press pause 

But when you give your all, it's like the fans demand more 

And after the tour I sit alone like before 

When ya name is hot it's all love, the world is yours 

But when you fall off, you get ignored 

You on the cover of da magazine, flossin on the TV screen 

Toastin wit yo' champagne, playin life like a game 

Loaded in the limousine, love to hear the fans scream 

Swimmin wit the sharks now, ain't no love - money king 

People got they hands out but ain't nobody lendin hands 

Can you really blame dem for tryin to get what they can? 

Late night, bright lights, lust n lies 

And anythang goes under the Hollywood sign 

Well you might lose ya soul and who knows what you find 

But go ahead main we all wanna shine... 

But go ahead main we all wanna shine... 

There you have it. 

Y'know, when I was younger I prayed, to get in this game 

Y'know to hold dis microphone in my hand 

I asked the man upstairs, to let me rock a crowd one day 

Y'know let people out there feel the way I feel through my music 

Like my homeboy Tupac did fo' sho' 

And he gave that to me 

But he didn't he didn't he didn't let me know 

about all the shady shit that's in, in between 

you and yo' dream, y'know? 

See it's more than the music, I spit it from the heart 

So sometime it's cold n it's dark, but it's raw 

And that's how I'ma bring it to you every time, y'know? 

(fades out) 

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