C
Her mom and dad grew up in this town
C
Married after school and settled down
F
Like most 'round here, bought a little ground
C
and planted roots.
C
Her brother Mark works at daddy's store
C
Sister Connie's workin' on kid number four
F
But Rose hit eighteen and hit that door
C
and she flew
Dm
she said I know they're thinkin'
Em F
I'm just the wild thing
Just cause you've got roots
D G
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
CHORUS:
F G
So she fli---es
C
soaring where she's never been
F G
Reaching out for a life
Am C
Grabbin' all she can take in
F G C F
And she fli---es like an eagle on the wind
Just cause you've got roots
G F C
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
C
She moved to Dallas then Frisco Bay
Spent a year in Denver, wound up in L.A.
F
Where she met a guy who took her breath away
C
and said I do!
C
They had a daughter late next fall
Took a trip back home to show her to mom
F
Her mama said I've seen it all
C
she act's just like you
Dm Em
Rose - when she grows up
F
remember one thing
Just cause she's got roots
C G
Doesn't mean she can't have wings
F G
So she fli---es
C
soaring where she's never been
F G
Reaching out for a life
Am C
Grabbin' all she can take in
F G C F
And she fli---es like an eagle on the wind
Just cause you've got roots
G F C
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
Eb G
F G
So she fli---es
C
soaring where she's never been
F G
Reaching out for a life
Am C
Grabbin' all she can take in
F G C F
And she fli---es like an eagle on the wind
Just cause you've got roots
G F C
Doesn't mean you can't have wings
C
Her mom and dad move to town
In north L.A they settled down
F (..slow down..)
Like most round here, bought a little ground
C
and planted roots.
