Paper Garden

DREY

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Backstory

Money doesn't grow on trees but you plant seeds anyway. Kendrick's Money Trees energy — that hunger mixed with awareness that the game costs more than cash.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Planted seeds in concrete, everybody laughed
Watered 'em with overtime and a broken path
Money doesn't grow on trees but I built the soil
Every dollar is a root from years of toil
Grandmother said save, the streets said spend
I found the middle — invest and never bend
Paper garden growing where the doubters stood
Blossoms made of sacrifice they misunderstood

[Chorus]
Paper garden, watch it bloom
Every seed planted in a dark room
Paper garden, green and gold
This the story that's never been told

[Verse 2]
First harvest came quiet, no applause, no fame
Just a bank account that finally matched the pain
Reinvest the roots, expand the plot
West coast soil, I'll use every lot
They see the flowers, never see the mud
Every petal grew from sweat and blood

[Bridge]
Plant in silence
Grow in patience
Harvest when they least expect it
This garden's self-protected

[Outro]
Money don't grow on trees
But I built a forest on my knees