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I am not my Hair

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I am not my Hair

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1  Da da da da da   [Spoken:]                 1
1  Is that India? What1
2  happened to her hair?2
      
2  [Akon:]                   Da da da da da 2
1  I can kinda recall a little ways   1
2  small tryin to ball   2
3  I always been black   3
4  And my hair I tried it all   4
5  I even went flat   5
6  Had a gumby, a curly top, and all that crap   6
7   7
8  See, I was tryin to be appreciated   8
9  Nappy headed brothas never had no ladies   9
10  Then I hit the barber shop real quick   10
11  Had him give me little twists   11
12  And it drove them crazy   12
13   13
14  But then I couldnt get no job   14
15  Cuz corporate wouldn't hire no dread locks   15
16  Then I thought about my dawgs on the block   16
17  Startin to understand why they chose to steal and rob   17
18   18
19  Was it the hair that got me this far?   19
20  All these girls, these cribs, these cars?   20
21  I hate to say it but it seems so flawed   21
22  cuz success didnt come till i cut it all off   22
      
  [Verse 1:]  [Verse 1:]
  Little girl with the press and curls  Little girl with the press and curls
  Age 8 I got a jerry curl  Age 8 I got a jerry curl
  13 and I got a relaxer  13 and I got a relaxer
  I was the source of so much laughter  I was the source of so much laughter
  15 when it all broke off  15 when it all broke off
  18 when I went all natural  18 when I went all natural
  February 2002  February 2002
  I went on and did what I had to do  I went on and did what I had to do
      
  Cuz it was time to change my life  Cuz it was time to change my life
  To become the woman that I am inside  To become the woman that I am inside
  97 dread locs all grown  97 dread locs all grown
  I looked in the mirror for  I looked in the mirror for
  the first time and saw  the first time and saw
  that (hey)  that (hey)
      
  [Chorus:]  [Chorus:]
  I am not my hair  I am not my hair
  I am not this skin  I am not this skin
  I am not your expectations (no)  I am not your expectations (no)
  I am not my hair  I am not my hair
  I am not this skin  I am not this skin
  I am the soul that lives within  I am the soul that lives within
      
3  [Spoken:]3
4  What she do to her?4
5  I don’t know; it look crazy!5
6  I like it.6
7  I might do that.7
8  I wouldn’t go that far.8
9      9
  [Verse 2:]  [Verse 2:]
  Good hair means curls and waves.  Good hair means curls and waves.
  Bad hair means you look like a slave  Bad hair means you look like a slave
  At the turn of the century  At the turn of the century
  It´s time for us to redefine who we be  It´s time for us to redefine who we be
  You can shave it off like a  You can shave it off like a
  South African beauty  South African beauty
  Got in on “loc” like Bob Marley  Got in on “loc” like Bob Marley
  You can rock it straight  You can rock it straight
  like Oprah Winfrey  like Oprah Winfrey
  It’s not what’s on your head,  It’s not what’s on your head,
  it’s what’s underneath (and say hey)  it’s what’s underneath (and say hey)
      
  [Chorus:]  [Chorus:]
  I am not my hair  I am not my hair
  I am not this skin  I am not this skin
  I am not your expectations (no)  I am not your expectations (no)
  I am not my hair  I am not my hair
  I am not this skin  I am not this skin
  I am the soul that lives within  I am the soul that lives within
      
  [Bridge:]  [Bridge:]
  Does the way I wear my hair  Does the way I wear my hair
  make me a better person  make me a better person
  Does the way I wear my hair  Does the way I wear my hair
  make me a better friend  make me a better friend
  Does the way I wear my hair  Does the way I wear my hair
  determine my integrity  determine my integrity
  Expressing my creativity  Expressing my creativity
      
  [Verse 3:]  [Verse 3:]
  Breast cancer and chemotherapy  Breast cancer and chemotherapy
  Took away her crown and glory  Took away her crown and glory
  She promised God if she was to survive  She promised God if she was to survive
  She would enjoy everyday of her life  She would enjoy everyday of her life
  On national television her  On national television her
  diamond eyes are sparkling  diamond eyes are sparkling
  Baldheaded like a full moon shining  Baldheaded like a full moon shining
  Singing out to the whole  Singing out to the whole
  wide world like hey  wide world like hey
      
  [Chorus x2:]  [Chorus x2:]
  I am not my hair  I am not my hair
  I am not this skin  I am not this skin
  I am not your expectations (no)  I am not your expectations (no)
  I am not my hair  I am not my hair
  I am not this skin  I am not this skin
  I am the soul that lives within  I am the soul that lives within
      
  If I wanna shave it close  If I wanna shave it close
  or I wanna rock locs  or I wanna rock locs
  That don’t take a bit away from  That don’t take a bit away from
  this soul that I got  this soul that I got
      
  If I wanna wear it  If I wanna wear it
  braided all down my back  braided all down my back
  I don’t see nothing wrong with that  I don’t see nothing wrong with that
      


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