Roots – English Lyrics

• By: Zac Brown Band
• Album: Welcome Home

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

A11My first best friend

was a six string

Took him with me everywhere I'd go

When I was 18, bought a Dodge Van

Found a drummer and made the road my home

Uh, I wouldn't change a thing

It made me the man I am today

My roots

Always keep me grounded

Roots

Remind me where I'm from

Even when I'm a thousand miles away from my roots

I'm home

Every friday, you can find me

At Dixie Tavern, playing with my band

We'd start the show with a round of whiskey

Play our hearts out and wish this never ends

Uh, I wouldn't change a thing

It made me the man I am today

My roots

Always keep me grounded

Roots

Remind me where I'm from

Even when I'm a thousand miles away from my roots

I'm home

(Roots)

(Roots)

Don't give up, hold on a little longer

What don't kill ya, only makes you stronger

Don't give up, hold on a little longer

What don't kill ya, only gets you stronger

Roots

Always keep me grounded

Roots

Remind where I'm from

Even when I'm a thousand miles away from my roots

I'm home

My roots

Always keep me grounded

Roots

Reming me where I'm from

My roots

Even when I'm a thousand miles away from my roots

I'm home!

Don't give up, hold on a little longer

What don't kill ya, only makes you stronger

Don't give up, hold on a little longer

What don't kill ya, only makes you stronger

Don't give up, hold on a little longer

What don't kill ya, only makes you stronger

Don't give up, hold on a little longer

What don't kill ya, only makes you stronger

Don't give up, hold on a little longer

What don't kill ya, only gives you stronger roots

Key Grammar Structures

• My first best friend was a six string

  ➔ Possessive Adjectives

  ➔ The word 'My' is a possessive adjective indicating ownership of 'first best friend'.

• Took him with me everywhere I'd go

  ➔ Contractions

  ➔ 'I'd' is a contraction of 'I would', commonly used in informal speech.

• It made me the man I am today

  ➔ Present Simple in Result Clauses

  ➔ The present simple 'am' is used to describe a current state resulting from a past action.

• Even when I'm a thousand miles away from my roots

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future Arrangements

  ➔ 'I'm' (I am) here is used in the present continuous to emphasize a current feeling despite future distance.

• Don't give up, hold on a little longer

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ 'Don't give up' and 'hold on' are in the imperative mood, used to give direct commands or advice.

• What don't kill ya, only makes you stronger

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement in Relative Clauses

  ➔ The singular subject 'What' agrees with the singular verb 'makes', following subject-verb agreement rules.

• My roots Always keep me grounded

  ➔ Adverbial Position

  ➔ The adverb 'Always' is placed before the verb 'keep' to modify the frequency of the action.

• I'm home!

  ➔ Exclamatory Sentences

  ➔ The sentence ends with an exclamation mark to express strong emotion or emphasis.