Roots in the Dirt

[Verse] He was just a boy from down the road, Picking berries by the old dirt load, Grandpa told him where the rivers cross, That some roads are hard, no matter the cost. [Verse 2] Mama warned him, "Son, hold your head high, There's folks who'll judge and never bat an eye," Underneath this wide and dusty sky, The same sun shines, whether you laugh or cry. [Chorus] Roots in the dirt, hearts in the earth, We're born the same, for all it's worth, No man above, no man below, Just voices singin' what they don't know. [Verse 3] At the corner store with his first pay, Dreams in his pocket, but the dues to pay, Old man grumbled, "We don't serve your kind," World turnin' blind, leavin' love behind. [Verse 4] He found solace by the church's light, Songs of faith cutting through the night, Voices rising in celestial flight, Breaking chains with a melody bright. [Chorus] Roots in the dirt, hearts in the earth, We're born the same, for all it's worth, No man above, no man below, Just voices singin' what they don't know.