[Chorus]
Roots, don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots

[Verse 1]
I was thinking about the good old times
And all the people who helped me survive
Now who the hell knows where I'd be
Without the branches of my family tree

[Verse 2]
I was thinking about the friends who cared
And all the times that we shared
And if I had the strength to be what I could be
Love and respect to the branches of my tree

[Refrain]
Family tree
Family tree
Family tree

[Chorus]
Roots, don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots
[Verse 1]
I was thinking about the good old times
And all the people who helped me survive
Now who the hell knows where I'd be
Without the branches of my family tree

[Verse 3]
I was thinking about the times we shared
And all the times I was scared
Living and learning in the NYC
Shoutouts go out to my New York family

[Refrain]
Family tree
Family tree
Family tree

[Chorus]
Roots, don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots

[Bridge]
Right now, I want to give a shoutout to the Chosen Few
Alleyway Crew, DMS Crew, The Orphans, Triple-C
KAC, DVC and US Thugs
And the entire New York hardcore family
Don't forget the struggle
Don't forget the streets
Don't forget your roots
And don't sell out
[Chorus]
Don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots
Don't forget your roots