I was raised in the hills of Kentucky I grew up in L.A. From different sides of the country Every time we heard music play We were learning our language We were born to speak We may not sing it the same way But I hear what you're saying to me Hey, hey We're soul sisters And roots run deep We're soul sisters Laying it down And we're praying the soul to keep Lord it took my breath away When I heard a bottle neck slide I felt blues in that bluegrass That could not be denied Here's to the peers and the pioneers Who paved the way And passed it down to you and me This musical DNA Hey, hey We're soul sisters And roots run deep We're soul sisters Laying it down And we're praying the soul to keep Music is a language That we were born to speak I sing the blues And I moan the blues But I hear what you're saying to me Hey, hey We're soul sisters And roots run deep We're soul sisters Laying it down And we're praying the soul to keep Hey, hey We're soul sisters And roots run deep We're soul sisters Laying it down And we're praying the soul to keep