See, I can kinda a lil' ways back Small, tryin' to ball, always been And my hair, I tried it all I even 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 shop real Had 'em give me lil' twist and it drove 'em (crazy) Then I get no job 'Cause corporate wouldn't hire no Then I thought about my from the block Kinda understand why they chose to and rob Was it the hair got me this far All these these cribs these cars? I to say it but it seem so flawed success didn't come till I cut it all off
Little with the press and curl Age eight, I got a curl Thirteen, and I got a I was a of so much laughter At when it all broke off Eighteen and all natural February, I on and did what I had to do Because it was time to change my To the woman that I am inside Ninety-seven all gone I in the mirror for the first 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 hair means and waves (no) Bad hair you look like a slave (no) At the of the century time for us to redefine who we be You can shave it off like a South beauty Or get in on lock like Bob You can it straight like Oprah Winfrey If it's not 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 soul that lives
Who cares if you don't that? With nothin' to lose, postin' with the cap And the wanna harass 'cause I got waves Ain't see nothin' like in all my days Man, you gotta change all these judging 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 enjoy every day of her life, oh On national Her diamond eyes are Bald-headed like a moon shining Singing out to the whole 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 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 soul that lives