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 lumpy curly top and all crap, now Just tryin' to be headed brothers never had no ladies And I hit the shop real quick Had 'em give me twist and it drove 'em crazy (crazy) Then I get no job 'Cause corporate wouldn't hire no I thought about my dogs from the block Kinda understand why chose to steal and rob Was it the hair that got me far All girls these cribs these cars? I to say it but it seem so flawed 'Cause success didn't come I cut it all off
girl with the press and curl Age eight, I got a curl Thirteen, and I got a I was a of so much laughter At fifteen when it all off Eighteen and went all February, I went on and did I had to do Because it was time to change my To become the that I am inside Ninety-seven dreadlocks all 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 that within
hair means curls and waves (no) Bad hair you look like a slave (no) At the turn of the It's 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 Oprah 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 skin I am the soul lives within
Who cares if you don't like With nothin' to lose, postin' with the cap And the cops wanna harass 'cause I got see nothin' like that in all my days Man, you gotta all these feelings Steady judging one 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 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 my hair determine my integrity? (Whoa, whoa, whoa) I am expressing my (Whoa, whoa, whoa)
cancer and chemotherapy Took away her glory She promised God if she was to She enjoy every day of her life, oh On national Her diamond are sparkling Bald-headed like a moon 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 this I am the soul 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 soul that lives