See, I can kinda recall a lil' back Small, tryin' to ball, always been And my hair, I tried it all I went flat Had a curly top and all that crap, now Just tryin' to be Nappy headed never had no ladies And I hit the barber real quick Had 'em me lil' twist and it drove 'em crazy (crazy) I couldn't get no job 'Cause corporate hire no dreadlocks I thought about my dogs from the block Kinda why they chose to steal and rob Was it the hair that got me far All these girls these these cars? I hate to say it but it seem so success didn't come till I cut it all off
Little girl with the and curl Age eight, I got a curl Thirteen, and I got a I was a source of so laughter At fifteen when it all off and went all natural February, I went on and did I had to do Because it was time to my life To become the that I am inside Ninety-seven all gone I looked in the mirror for the time and saw that
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 lives within
Good means curls and waves (no) Bad hair means you like a slave (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 like Oprah Winfrey If it's not what's on your head, 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 don't like With nothin' to lose, postin' with the cap And the wanna harass 'cause I got waves Ain't see like that in all my days Man, you change all these feelings Steady one another by their appearance Yes, India, I feel ya, Now go ahead, talk to the rest of the 'cause
(Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I wear my hair make me a person? (Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I wear my hair me a better friend? Oh (Whoa, whoa, whoa) Does the way I wear my hair 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 would every day of her life, oh On national Her diamond are sparkling 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 skin 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 soul lives within