[Akon]
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Uh-huh
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See I can kinda recall
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(Little ways back)
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Small tryin' to ball
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(Always been black)
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And my hair I tried it all
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(I even went flat)
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Had a Gumby curly top and all the crap, now (ohhh)
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Was tryin' to be appreciated.
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Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies. (no ladies)
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Then I Hit by the barber shop (real quick )
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got them to the mini little (twist) and it drove them crazy crazyyy)
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And then I couldn't get no job,
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Cause corporate wasn't hiring no dreadlocks (oh-no)
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Then I thought about my dogs on the block
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Kinda understand why they chose to steal and rob (uh-huh)
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Was it the hair that got me this far? (uh-huh)
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All these girls these cribs these cars (uh-huh)
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Hate to say it but it seems so flaw
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Success didn't come 'til I cut it all off
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[India.Arie]
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Little girl with the press and curl
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Age eight I got a Jheri curl
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Thirteen when I got a relaxer
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I was a source of so much laughter
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Fifteen when it all broke off
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Eighteen when I went all natural
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February 2002 I
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Went on and did what I had to do (oh)
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Because it was time to change my life
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To become the woman that I am inside
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'97 dreadlocks all gone
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I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that
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HAIR...
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[Chorus]
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I am not my hair
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I am not this skin
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I am not your ex-pec-tations no no
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I am not my hair
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I am not this skin
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I am a soul that lives within
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[India.Arie]
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Good hair means curls and waves (no)
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Bad hair means you look like a slave
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At the turn of the century
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It's time for us to redefine who we be
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You can shave it off
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Like a South African beauty
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Got it on lock
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Like Bob Marley
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You can rock it straight
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Like Oprah Winfrey
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If its not what's on your head
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It's what's underneath and say
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HEY....
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[Chorus]
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I am not my hair
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I am not this skin
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I am not your ex-pec-tations no no
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I am not my hair
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I am not this skin
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I am a soul that lives within
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[Akon]
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Who cares if you don't like that
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With nothin' to lose posted with the wave cap
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When the cops tryin' to harass
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Cause I got waves
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Aint seen nothin' like that in all my days (noo...)
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Man, you gotta change all these feelings
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They be judging one another by their appearance
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Yes, India I feel ya girl
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Now ahead, talk to the rest of the world
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Cause, cause, cause
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[India.Arie][Bridge]
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(oh, oh, oh)
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Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person?
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(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
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Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? nooo...
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(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
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Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity? ( Oh!!)
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I am expressing my creativity...
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[India.Arie]
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Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy
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Took away her crowning glory
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She promised God if she was to survive
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She would enjoy everyday of her life
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On national television
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Her diamond eyes are sparkling
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Bald headed like a full moon shining
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Singing out to the whole wide world black
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HAIR...
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[Chorus 2x's]
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I am not my hair
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I am not this skin
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I am not your ex-pec-tations no no (heyy)
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I am not my hair
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I am not this skin
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I am a soul that lives within
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I Am Not My Hair
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| India.Arie |
