The Roots Beneath the Dirt Lyrics

I did not mean to wake you and I beg your pardon ma'am

I know the hour's late and now you're wonderin' who I am

You woke to find a stranger standin' in your livin' room

But I swear I can explain it if you'll just put down the broom

My name was Ezra Taylor and I lived here long ago

When this whole place was farmland for the crops that I would sow

And right here where we're standin' stood the cabin that I raised

That was built upon the grassland where the buffalo once grazed

This old farm, it knows my name

Though I hardly recognize it

The houses that they built here are so tall

It may not look the same

But the land still sings about us

In the roots beneath the dirt beneath the walls

I did not mean to frighten but I see now that you are

And I beg of you forgiveness for this must seem quite bizarre

And I must now reassure you that my visit will be brief

I will not tarry long here just to cause you further grief

The name of Ezra Taylor was carved into a stone

My family placed upon the grave in the backyard of your home

It took a while to find it but I got here in the end

I had to come back one more time to see the place again

This old farm, it knows my name

Though I hardly recognize it

The houses that they built here are so tall

It may not look the same

But the land still sings about us

In the roots beneath the dirt beneath the walls

I will bother you no further and I'll be upon my way

And I hope you find contentment in the home that's here today

And remember that our time here is a gift we pass along

So cherish every moment in the music of the song

This old farm, it knows my name

Though I hardly recognize it

The houses that they built here are so tall

It may not look the same

But the land still sings about us

In the roots beneath the dirt beneath the walls

In the roots beneath the dirt beneath the walls