Taproot Anthem

[Verse 1]
They tried to pave the grove where my grandmother prayed
Left one cypress standin', twisted and frayed
That red clay memory stainin' my boot sole
A story in the bark that the asphalt couldn't swallow whole

[Chorus]
This taproot runnin' deeper than their concrete ever laid
This taproot singin' anthems that the steel can't ever fade

[Verse 2]
Got the Highland iron sleepin' in my Kingston bloodline
They see the crooked branches but they don't know the design
Every shadow reachin' is a piece of what's been hewn
Another ring of patience underneath a Carolina moon

[Chorus]
This taproot runnin' deeper than their concrete ever laid
This taproot singin' anthems that the steel can't ever fade

[Bridge]
These tangled threads they bind me, a knot the years have tied
A promise whispered through the leaves where spirits still abide

[Chorus]
This taproot runnin' deeper than their concrete ever laid
This taproot singin' anthems that the steel can't ever fade

[Outro]
Deeper than the concrete...
A song the steel can't fade...