SHALLOW ROOTS

You weren't born in the town...where you grew up

But you put down roots, and that was good enough

Cause everybody knows...ya'll know

When you put down roots... things grow

~~~*1st Chorus*~~~

I'll be back

That's what you tell yourself

But the guy you find

His roots are somewhere else

So you go where this life takes you

Oh...shallow roots

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When things seem the worst...you relive the best

Start calling up old friends, who have never left

Cause everybody knows...ya'll know

Where the roots are deep...that's home

~~~*2nd Chorus*~~~

I'll be back

That's what you tell yourself

But a brand new job

It leads you someplace else

And the baby's almost due

More shallow roots

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You just can't be happy, and you're placing blame

On the man you love ...keeping you away

But everybody knows...You know...

It's time for new roots....to grow

~~~*Finale*~~~

You go back

And not by yourself

A sweet baby boy

A man who's been through Hell

Say goodbye to what's holding you

Those shallow roots

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Oh...everybody knows...ya'll know

Where the roots are deep...That's home

Entirely up to you....

Those shallow roots....

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Wrdspnr@aol.com
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