The Root - Mavis Staples

You can dig all day and never find the root

You gonna get dirty child digging for the root

If you looking for an answer what’s wrong with the truth!

Keep digging child looking for the root

Look for love, it must be love

Look for love, it must be love

To be born is original, original is a sin

There’s no one who can fix it, it’s forgiveness in the end

Look for love, it must be love

Look for love, it must be love

Come on now mhmmm

And we keep reaching, reaching for the fruit

We keep digging digging for the root

If you looking for an answer what’s wrong with the truth!

Keep digging child looking for the root

Look for love, it must be love

Look for love, it must be love

It must be love, look for love

Look for love, love

Ooooo, ooh yeah, keep looking, well

Keep on reaching, keep reaching

Digging, (aahaa)

Keep loving, loving, loving

Keep looking

Look for love, find your love

Love on

If you looking for an answer what’s wrong with the truth?

Keep digging child looking for the root!