See, I can kinda a lil' ways back Small, tryin' to ball, been black And my hair, I tried it all I even flat Had a lumpy top and all that crap, now Just tryin' to be Nappy brothers never had no ladies And I hit the barber real quick Had 'em give me lil' twist and it drove 'em (crazy) Then I get no job 'Cause corporate wouldn't no dreadlocks Then I thought about my from the block understand why they chose to steal and rob Was it the that got me this far All these girls these cribs these I hate to say it but it so flawed 'Cause success didn't till I cut it all off
Little with the press 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 and went all natural February, I on and did what I had to do Because it was to change my life To become the woman I am inside Ninety-seven dreadlocks all I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw
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 that within
hair means curls and waves (no) Bad hair means you look a slave (no) At the turn of the It's for us to redefine who we be You can shave it off like a South beauty Or get in on like Bob Marley You can rock it like Oprah Winfrey If not what's on your head, it's what's underneath, and say
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
Who cares if you don't like With to lose, postin' with the wave cap And the cops wanna harass I got waves Ain't see nothin' like that in all my Man, you gotta all these feelings Steady 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 wear my hair make me a better (Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I wear my hair me a better friend? Oh (Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I my hair determine my integrity? (Whoa, whoa, whoa) I am my creativity (Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Breast cancer and away her crownin' glory She God if she was to survive She would enjoy day of her life, oh On national Her diamond are sparkling Bald-headed like a moon shining Singing out to the whole wide like, hey
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 within
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