See, I can recall a lil' ways back Small, tryin' to ball, been black And my hair, I tried it all I went flat Had a curly top and all that crap, now Just to be appreciated Nappy headed brothers never had no And I hit the barber shop real Had 'em give me lil' twist and it drove 'em (crazy) I couldn't get no job 'Cause wouldn't hire no dreadlocks Then I about my dogs from the block Kinda understand why they to steal and rob Was it the hair that got me far All these these cribs these cars? I hate to say it but it so flawed 'Cause success come till I cut it all off
Little girl the press and curl Age eight, I got a Jheri Thirteen, and I got a I was a of so much laughter At fifteen it all broke off Eighteen and all natural February, I went on and did I had to do Because it was time to change my To the woman that I am inside Ninety-seven all gone I looked in the for the first time and saw that
Hey (hey) I am not my I am not skin I am not expectations, no (hey) I am not my I am not skin I am the that lives within
Good hair means curls and (no) Bad hair you look like a slave (no) At the turn of the It's time for us to who we be You can shave it off like a South African Or get in on like Bob Marley You can rock it straight like Winfrey If it's not what's on your head, it's underneath, and say
Hey (hey) I am not my I am not skin I am not expectations, no (hey) I am not my I am not this I am the that lives within
Who cares if you don't like With nothin' to lose, with the wave cap And the cops wanna 'cause I got waves see nothin' like that in all my days Man, you change all these feelings judging one another by their appearance Yes, India, I feel ya, Now go ahead, talk to the of the world 'cause
(Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I my hair make me a better person? (Whoa, whoa, whoa) the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? Oh (Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I wear my determine my integrity? (Whoa, whoa, whoa) I am expressing my (Whoa, whoa, whoa)
cancer and chemotherapy Took her crownin' glory She God if she was to survive She enjoy every day of her life, oh On national Her diamond eyes are like a full moon shining Singing out to the wide world like, hey
Hey (hey) I am not my I am not skin I am not expectations, no (hey) I am not my I am not this I am the soul lives within
Hey (hey) I am not my I am not this I am not expectations, no (hey) I am not my I am not this I am the soul that lives