Humble Roots Can Still Grow Stars [Verse 1] From a little mountain home tucked beneath the Tennessee hills With a dream in her heart that refused to stay still Didn’t have much money, but she had a song And every time she sang it, her dream grew strong Her mama stitched love from pieces others threw away Taught her you can wear your riches in a different kind of way She learned early what you have ain’t all of who you are Sometimes the smallest beginnings carry dreams that travel far [Chorus] You don’t need a silver spoon to find a golden road Sometimes the richest hearts come from having the least to hold You can climb every mountain and still remember who you are You can shine without forgetting every road that brought you this far ’Cause heaven has a way of using ordinary hearts Humble roots can still grow stars [Verse 2] Her mom put words down on paper when she was too young to write Filled that little mountain home with melodies at night Then the little girl who once had almost nothing she could spare Built something big enough to put a little hope everywhere She knew what words could mean when someone never learned to read So she filled little hands with stories, planted dreams like seeds Built an empire in high heels, but never climbed too high To forget that mountain dirt or Who put the dream inside [Pre-Chorus] So don’t let your beginnings define who you are It ain’t about where you started, it’s how you carry your heart [Chorus] You don’t need a silver spoon to find a golden road Sometimes the richest hearts come from having the least to hold You can climb every mountain and still remember who you are You can shine without forgetting every road that brought you this far ’Cause heaven has a way of using ordinary hearts Humble roots can still grow stars [Bridge] A star was never made to keep its light in the sky The brightest ones are those that leave some light behind Leaving doors wide open for the dreamers coming through The greatest stars are ones that help somebody else shine too [Final Chorus] She never had a silver spoon, but Lord, she found that golden road Turned the little that she started with to more than she could hold She climbed every mountain without losing who she was And gave a million little dreamers a reason to look up Turns out where you’re planted doesn’t measure who you are Humble roots can still grow stars [Short Fading Tag] Humble roots… Humble hearts… Can still grow stars Oh, humble roots can still grow stars
