Roots Don't forget your roots Don't forget your roots Don't forget your roots I was thinking 'bout 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 'bout the friends who cared And all the times that we shared If I had the strength to be what I could be Love and respect to the branches of my tree Family tree, family tree Family tree Roots Don't forget your roots Don't forget your roots And don't forget your roots I was thinking 'bout 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 Thinking 'bout the times we shared And all the times that I was scared Living and learning in the NYC Shout out's go out to my New York Family Family tree, family tree Family tree Roots Don't forget your roots And don't forget your roots ♪ Right now, I wanna give a shoutout to the chosen few Alleyway Crew, DMS Crew, The Orphans Triple C, KAC, BBC, The US Thugs And the entire New York hardcore family ♪ Don't forget the struggle Don't forget the streets Don't forget your roots And don't sell out And don't forget your roots And don't forget your roots And don't forget your roots And don't forget your roots And don't forget your roots