Yeah man, we not going nowhereTrue, *** know seh di roots can dieThat's why I and I knows thatWe have the answer for your crySo if you're looking for the rootsThere's no way to find a waySo if you're looking for the rootsThere's no way to find a way*** want like ***, no, noBut *** know di roots no got no waySo if you're looking for the rootsThere's no way to find a wayRoots a hold it on yaI watch *** run the hilltop downtownGet it out a harderDon't want to lose *** mindI want line a mud like swineDown so far, far from JahadaHold it like I, from some sister youLike me brother Peter, Lutz and Mr. MojoCause all when it clear insideThe wicked will still denySo wait for meIf you're looking for the rootsThere's no way to find a waySo if you're looking for the rootsThere's no way to find a way*** want like ***, no, noBut *** know di roots no got no waySo when you're looking for the rootsThere's no way to find a wayIf di roots want to ever dieLeaves and branches would have to dieNo lie, and the roots are the lifelineThey know this, they know this, yet still they lieThey always deny the truth when you ask themYou say they must see it in plain sightAll when you're blindfoldedNow even a blind man can seeWhat they try to hide from you and meAnd even when the smoke has clearedThey say they don't see the roots anywhereBut I and I know thatThe roots, they ain't going nowhereIt's longer than the trees planted by the rivers of our timeSo if you're looking for the rootsThere's nowhere to find themSo if you're looking for the rootsThere's nowhere to find themSo if you're looking for the rootsYou're looking for the rootsThere's nowhere to find themYeah, there ain't one like themYou know nobody roots, you call nowhereSo when you're looking for the rootsThere's nowhere to find the rootsThey sayCaribbean crying outAfrica crying outAll Canada crying outThe homophobic soldiers are crying outAll Canada crying outSo when you're looking for the roots, there's no way to find themOh, Europe crying out, Japan, South America crying outEvery bit will give you roots and we will always be thereAnd we ain't going nowhereHeritage for life