Roots

Well I rolled out of Texas bound for Nashville, Tennessee
Seventeen years young, no I had never felt so free
And when I passed through Memphis, I tipped my hat to the king
'Cause roots run deep
You'll always hit a road block, when you're runnin' down a dream
And it's hard to make a dollar bending rusty old guitar strings
But when the band gets cookin', man I wouldn't change a thing
'Cause

Learned to swim in Muddy Waters
Learned to walk on Rolling Stones
Forever in the shotgun seat
Turning up the radio songs
You see, I was born shakin' the leaves right off my family tree
And you know what's underneath
These roots run deep

It don't matter if I win or lose, I'm bettin' on this hand
And I wound up like my grandpa did, playing in a traveling band
And I miss my old friend Rosie, but he knew what would become of me
Because roots run deep (oh, yeah)

Learned to swim in Muddy Waters
Learned to walk on Rolling Stones
Forever in the shotgun seat
Turning up the radio songs
Well I was born shakin' the leaves right off my family tree
And you know what's underneath
These roots run deep

Well I'm here because I mean it
And it's the only thing I know
Go on try to cut me down
See how far they go
Roots run deep
Roots run deep

Learned to swim in Muddy Waters
Learned to walk on Rolling Stones
Forever in the shotgun seat
Turning up the radio
Well I was born shakin' the leaves right off my family tree
A storm might break the branches, but it it can't touch what's underneath
These roots run deep (roots run deep, roots run deep)