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Flo Rida

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ChorusI’m talking’ bout rootsI can’t hate where I’m fromCause where I’m from made me (Cause where I’m from made me)I came from the bottom of the slumsBut now I got me...meThat’s because of my roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)I’m talking’ bout roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)I’m talking bout rootsVerse 1Hey I can’t be mad at what ya’ll meet aheadI don’t regret my ghetto struggle due to my successIt ain’t that beautiful to write on overcoming stressTop Ramen noodles thank pappy for the fact I was fedLook at me now but all before hey Mr. Skid RowThe dirty south ain’t just a name the way I’ve been poorThe projects burnin’ white, I call it gizmoWent from a gun to them cars in a Jigga videoCan’t find a meal to a mil, only God know itNo record deal to a deal, I work hard for itCan I live to I’m livin’ like my Momma told itBefore you rip it, gotta sew itYeahChorusI’m talking’ bout rootsI can’t hate where I’m fromCause where I’m from made me (Cause where I’m from made me)I came from the bottom of the slumsBut now I got me...meThat’s because of my roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)I’m talking’ bout roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)I’m talking bout rootsVerse 2Hey, still on my coupe but can’t takeSomebody had to be just to get awayMy sister had to leave, I respect her stayin safeOh yea I had to grieve but I’m stronger to this dayPain, I can’t ignore it, you might say I’m ignorantI’m mistakin’ for courage, which victory so gorgeousMake it through two Bush, I can make it through any forestHunger gave me the wish, but the bottom is so important37 ave and 187 street, Miami (Karat city), now I’m part of a legacyI’m thankful for the hood, what is love without jealousyThere’s only five letters really help meChorusI’m talking’ bout rootsI can’t hate where I’m fromCause where I’m from made me (Cause where I’m from made me)I came from the bottom of the slumsBut now I got me...meThat’s because of my roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)I’m talking’ bout roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)I’m talking bout rootsVerse 3Hey I know the seeds been plantedIt’s damaging my soul but my dreams been grantedThat triple life towards, much deeper than nurse planetWhat could I want more than redoing I never planned itGets no lower than a grabbin’ on your feetA man will stand for nothin’if he fall off with the feetA baller and a hitter all in the streetIf you look beneath the sand then we all need a creaseRoots before the branches, roots before mansionsRoots before your paper crazier than Marilyn MansonRoots with your grandparents, roots under your canvasRoots whether you black, white, or SpanishChorusI’m talking’ bout rootsI can’t hate where I’m fromCause where I’m from made me (Cause where I’m from made me)I came from the bottom of the slumsBut now I got me...meThat’s because of my roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)I’m talking’ bout roots (Yeah, Yeah, Yeeeaaahh)I’m talking bout roots
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