THE ROOTS OF MY RAISIN'-Merle Haggard

[ti:THE ROOTS OF MY RAISIN'] [ar:Merle Haggard] [al:The Very Best of, Vol. 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]THE ROOTS OF MY RAISIN' - Merle Haggard (梅尔·哈格德) [00:12.85]I left the four lane highway took a blacktop seven miles [00:17.37] [00:18.82]Down by the old country school I went to as a child [00:24.97] [00:27.95]Three miles down a gravel road I could see the proud old home [00:32.39] [00:34.90]A tribute to a way of life that's almost come and gone [00:39.82] [00:42.34]The roots of my rasin' run deep [00:45.75] [00:49.74]I come back for the strength that I need [00:53.14] [00:55.67]And hope comes no matter how far down I sink [01:00.42] [01:01.79]The roots of my raisin' run deep [01:04.88] [01:10.73]I pulled into the driveway Lord it sure was good to be there [01:14.88] [01:17.26]And through the open door I could see that Dad was asleep in [01:20.59]His favorite chair In his hand was a picture of Mom and I [01:27.22]Remembered how close they were So I just turned away I [01:31.21]Didn't want to wake him spoil his dreams of her [01:35.39] [01:37.53]A christian Mom who had the strength for life the way she did [01:41.76] [01:42.92]Then to pull that apron off and do the Charleston for us kids [01:49.00] [01:51.48]Dad a quiet man who's gentle voice was seldom heard [01:56.55] [01:59.07]Who could borrow money at the bank simply on his word [02:03.64] [02:06.45]The roots of my raisin' run deep [02:09.83] [02:13.81]I've come back for the strength that I need [02:17.42] [02:19.69]And hope comes no matter how far down I sink [02:24.47] [02:25.96]The roots of my raisin' run deep [02:29.42] [02:31.78]The roots of my raisin' run deep