See, I can kinda recall a lil' ways Small, tryin' to ball, always been And my hair, I it all I even went flat Had a curly top and all that crap, now tryin' to be appreciated Nappy headed brothers had no ladies And I hit the barber shop real Had 'em give me lil' and it drove 'em crazy (crazy) Then I get no job 'Cause corporate hire no dreadlocks Then I thought about my dogs from the understand why they chose to steal and rob Was it the hair got me this far All these girls these cribs these I to say it but it seem so flawed 'Cause didn't come till I cut it all off
Little girl with the and curl Age eight, I got a Jheri Thirteen, and I got a I was a source of so laughter At when it all broke off Eighteen and all natural February, I went on and did I had to do it was time to change my life To become the woman I am inside dreadlocks 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 curls and waves (no) Bad hair means you look like a (no) At the turn of the time for us to redefine who we be You can it off like a South African beauty Or get in on lock Bob Marley You can rock it straight like Oprah If not what's on your head, it's what'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 soul lives within
Who cares if you like that? With nothin' to lose, postin' with the cap And the cops harass 'cause I got waves Ain't see nothin' that in all my days Man, you change all these feelings Steady judging one by their appearance Yes, India, I ya, girl Now go ahead, talk to the rest of the 'cause
(Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I wear my make me a better person? (Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I wear my hair me a better friend? Oh (Whoa, whoa, whoa) the way I wear my hair determine my integrity? (Whoa, whoa, whoa) I am expressing my (Whoa, whoa, whoa)
cancer and chemotherapy Took away her crownin' She God if she was to survive She enjoy every day of her life, oh On television Her diamond are sparkling Bald-headed like a full shining out to the whole 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 skin I am the soul that lives
Hey (hey) I am not my I am not this I am not expectations, no (hey) I am not my I am not skin I am the that lives within