I rolled out of Texas bound for Nashville, TN
Seventeen years young and I'd never felt so free
And when I passed through Memphis, I tipped my hat to the king
Roots run deep

You'll always hit a road block, when you're runnin' down a dream
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
Roots run deep

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

Don't matter if I win or lose, I'm bettin' on this hand
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
Cause roots run deep

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

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

Learned to swim in Muddy Waters
Learned to walk on Rolling Stones
Forever in the shotgun seat
Turning up the radio
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