Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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
~~*~~

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
~~*~~

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
~~*~~

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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