See, I can kinda recall a lil' back Small, tryin' to ball, been black And my hair, I it all I even went flat Had a lumpy curly top and all crap, now tryin' to be appreciated Nappy headed brothers never had no And I hit the barber real quick Had 'em me lil' twist and it drove 'em crazy (crazy) Then I get no job corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks Then I thought my dogs from the block Kinda understand why they to steal and rob Was it the hair got me this far All these girls these cribs these I hate to say it but it so flawed success didn't come till I cut it all off
Little girl with the press and Age eight, I got a curl Thirteen, and I got a I was a source of so laughter At fifteen it all broke off Eighteen and went all February, I on and did what I had to do Because it was time to change my To become the that I am inside Ninety-seven all gone I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw
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 soul lives within
Good hair means and waves (no) Bad hair means you look like a (no) At the turn of the It's for us to redefine who we be You can shave it off like a South African Or get in on like Bob Marley You can it straight like Oprah Winfrey If it's not what's on 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 if you don't like that? nothin' to lose, postin' with the wave cap And the cops wanna harass 'cause I got Ain't see nothin' like in all my days Man, you gotta change all feelings Steady one another by their appearance Yes, India, I ya, girl Now go ahead, to the rest 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 my hair make me a better friend? Oh (Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I wear my hair determine my (Whoa, whoa, whoa) I am expressing my (Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Breast cancer and Took away her glory She God if she was to survive She enjoy every day of her life, oh On national Her diamond eyes are Bald-headed like a full 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 that lives within
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