Music Video
Richie Havens - Going Back To My Roots Original 12 inch Version 1980
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Richie Havens
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lamont Dozier
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Charles Calello
Producer
Lyrics
(Ah, oh)
(Ah, oh)
(Ah, oh)
(Ah, oh)
Zippin' up my boots
Going back to my roots
To the place of my birth
Back down to Earth
Not talkin' 'bout the roots in the land
I'm talkin' 'bout the roots in the man
Zippin' up my boots
Going back to my roots
I'm homeward bound
Got my head turned around
Going back to find myself
I can't live with nobody else
Who's living in the world and not be seen
Going back
Going back where I can be me
Not searchin' for riches
I've had all the time
Finding out happiness
Is just a state of mind
Just a state of mind
Zippin' up my boots (Ah)
Going back to my roots (Oh)
To the place of my birth (Ah)
Back down to Earth, yes (Oh)
Not talkin' 'bout the roots in the land (Ah)
I'm talkin' 'bout the roots in the man, yes (Oh)
Zippin' up the boots (Ah)
Getting back to the roots (Oh)
I'm homeward bound
Got my head turned around, oh
Going home, I'm going home
Going home, going home where I do belong
Not found the riches and I've got the time
Finding out happiness
Was just a state of mind
Just a state of mind
Just a state of mind
Just a state of mind, yeah
Zippin' up the boots (Ah)
Going back to my roots (Oh)
To the place of my birth (Ah)
Get on down to the earth (Oh)
It's not black, it's not white (Ah)
It's not red, it's not yellow (Oh)
It's not black, it's not white (Ah)
It's not red, it's not yellow (Oh)
It's not black, it's not white (Ah)
It's not red, it's not yellow (Oh)
It's down to Earth (Ah)
It's down to Earth (Oh)
It's down to Earth (Ah)
It's down to Earth (Oh)
It's not red, it's not white (Ah)
It's not yellow, it's not black (Oh)
It's not red, it's not white (Ah)
It's not yellow, it's not black (Oh)
It's not black
Written by: Lamont Dozier
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