Roots    Don't forget your roots    Don't forget your roots    Don't forget your roots       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       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       Family Tree!!       Roots    Don't forget your roots    Don't forget your roots    Don't forget your roots       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       I was thinking about the times we shared    And all the times I was scared    Living and learning in the NYC    Shout out's go out to my New York Family       Family Tree!      Roots    Don't forget your roots    Don't forget your roots    Don't forget your roots