Roots of Your Raising
Annie dreamed of Hollywood since one room schoolhouse days
Johnny dreamed of Annie and the life that they would make
Two hearts trapped inside a life neither one had chose
Dying in a Redneck town on a two lane road
Both of them would go and neither one of them come back
Reaching for brass rings leaving tarpaper shacks
Building lives so far away but the miles cant erase
We are all just what we are thats something we must face ... and
(Chorus)
Johnny you can drive away and Annie you you can leave
But the miles dont make no difference for redneck kids you see
You can take that road out of town but you cant leave it behind
The roots of your raising are like a clinging vine
(INST.)
(Bridge)
The roots that make you who you are stay with you all your life
Like a lighthouse in lifes storm theyll be your guiding light .. and
(Chorus)
Johnny you can drive away and Annie you you can leave
But the miles dont make no difference for redneck kids you see
You can take that road out of town but you cant leave it behind
The roots of your raising are like a clinging vine ... yeah
(TAG)
The roots of your raising are like a clinging vine
Lonnie C. Ratliff & Buddy Davis
Okie Acres Music (BMI)
