See I can kinda recall little ways backSmall tryin' to bawl always been blackAnd my hair I tried it all, I even went flatHad a gumdee curly top and all the crap nowJust tryin' to be appreciatedNappy headed brothers never had no latestThen I hit the barber shop real quickHad 'em gimme little twist and it drove them crazyAnd then I couldn't get no jobThis corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocksThen I thought about my dogs on the blockKinda understand why they chose a stealin' rockWas it the hair that got me this far?All these girls, these cribs, these carsI hate to say it but it seem so flaw'Cause success didn't come 'til I cut it all offLittle girl with the press and curlAge eight I got a Jheri curlThirteen and I got a relaxerI was a source of so much laughterAnd fifteen when it all broke offEighteen and I went all naturalFebruary two thousand and two IWent on and did what I had to doBecause it was time to change my lifeTo become the woman that I am insideNinety-seven dreadlocks all goneI looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that, heyHey, I am not my hair, I am not this skinI am not your expectations, no, noI am not my hair, I am not this skinI am a soul that lives withinGood hair means curls and wavesBad hair means you look like a slaveAt the turn of the centuryIt's time for us to redefine who we beYou be shaving it off like a South African beautyGet in on lock like Bob MarleyYou can rock it straight like Oprah WinfreyIf its not what's on your head, it's what's underneath and say, heyHey, I am not my hair, I am not this skinI am not your expectation, noI am not my hair, I am not this skinI am a soul that lives withinWho cares if you don't like thatWith nothin' to lose post it with a wave capWhen the cops wanna harass 'cause I got wavesAin't seen nothin' like that, not in my daysMan, you gotta change all feelingsSteady judging one another by their appearanceYes, India, I feel ya girlNow go 'head talk the rest of the worldDoes the way I wear my hairMake me a better person?Does the way I wear my hairMake me a better friend?Does the way I wear my hairDetermine my integrity?I am expressing my creativityBreast cancer and chemotherapyTook away her crown and gloryShe promised God if she was to surviveShe would enjoy everyday of her lifeOn national televisionHer diamond eyes are sparklingBald headed like a full moon shiningSinging out to the whole wide world like, heyHey, I am not my hair, I am not this skinI am not your expectations, noI am not my hair, I am not this skinI am a soul that lives withinI am not my hair, I am not this skinI am not your expectations, no, noI am not my hair, I am not this skinI am a soul that lives within
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