[Chorus]
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IĄ¯m talkingĄ¯ bout roots
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I canĄ¯t hate where IĄ¯m from
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Cause where IĄ¯m from made me (Cause where IĄ¯m from made me)
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I came from the bottom of the slums
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But now I got me...me
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ThatĄ¯s because of my roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)
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IĄ¯m talkingĄ¯ bout roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)
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IĄ¯m talking bout roots
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[Verse 1]
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Hey I canĄ¯t be mad at what yaĄ¯ll meet ahead
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I donĄ¯t regret my ghetto struggle due to my success
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It ainĄ¯t that beautiful to write on overcoming stress
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Top Ramen noodles thank pappy for the fact I was fed
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Look at me now but all before hey Mr. Skid Row
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The dirty south ainĄ¯t just a name the way IĄ¯ve been poor
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The projects burninĄ¯ white, I call it gizmo
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Went from a gun to them cars in a Jigga video
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CanĄ¯t find a meal to a mil, only God know it
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No record deal to a deal, I work hard for it
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Can I live to IĄ¯m livinĄ¯ like my Momma told it
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Before you rip it, gotta sew it
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Yeah
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[Chorus]
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IĄ¯m talkingĄ¯ bout roots
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I canĄ¯t hate where IĄ¯m from
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Cause where IĄ¯m from made me (Cause where IĄ¯m from made me)
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I came from the bottom of the slums
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But now I got me...me
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ThatĄ¯s because of my roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)
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IĄ¯m talkingĄ¯ bout roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)
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IĄ¯m talking bout roots
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[Verse 2]
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Hey, still on my coupe but canĄ¯t take
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Somebody had to be just to get away
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My sister had to leave, I respect her stayin safe
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Oh yea I had to grieve but IĄ¯m stronger to this day
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Pain, I canĄ¯t ignore it, you might say IĄ¯m ignorant
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IĄ¯m mistakinĄ¯ for courage, which victory so gorgeous
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Make it through two Bush, I can make it through any forest
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Hunger gave me the wish, but the bottom is so important
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37 ave and 187 street, Miami (Karat city), now IĄ¯m part of a legacy
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IĄ¯m thankful for the hood, what is love without jealousy
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ThereĄ¯s only five letters really help me
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[Chorus]
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IĄ¯m talkingĄ¯ bout roots
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I canĄ¯t hate where IĄ¯m from
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Cause where IĄ¯m from made me (Cause where IĄ¯m from made me)
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I came from the bottom of the slums
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But now I got me...me
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ThatĄ¯s because of my roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)
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IĄ¯m talkingĄ¯ bout roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)
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IĄ¯m talking bout roots
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[Verse 3]
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Hey I know the seeds been planted
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ItĄ¯s damaging my soul but my dreams been granted
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That triple life towards, much deeper than nurse planet
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What could I want more than redoing I never planned it
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Gets no lower than a grabbinĄ¯ on your feet
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A man will stand for nothinĄ¯if he fall off with the feet
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A baller and a hitter all in the street
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If you look beneath the sand then we all need a crease
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Roots before the branches, roots before mansions
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Roots before your paper crazier than Marilyn Manson
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Roots with your grandparents, roots under your canvas
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Roots whether you black, white, or Spanish
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[Chorus]
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IĄ¯m talkingĄ¯ bout roots
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I canĄ¯t hate where IĄ¯m from
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Cause where IĄ¯m from made me (Cause where IĄ¯m from made me)
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I came from the bottom of the slums
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But now I got me...me
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ThatĄ¯s because of my roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)
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IĄ¯m talkingĄ¯ bout roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)
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IĄ¯m talking bout roots
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R.O.O.T.S.
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| Flo Rida |
