I Not my Hair (ft. India Arie)Akon[Akon: Verse 1]KonvictKonvict Music uh huhSee I can kind of recall a lil ways backSmall tryin to ball always been blackAnd my hair I tried it all I even went flatHad a gummy curled on top and all that crap (o oh)Just tryin to be appreciatedNappy headed brothers never had no ladiesNever hit the barber shop real quickHad a mini lil twist and it drove her crazy (crazy)Then I couldnt get no jobCuz corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocksThen I thought about my dogs on the blockKinda understand why they chose to steal and robWas it the hair that got me this far?All these girls these cribs these cars?I hate to say it but it seem so flawedSuccess didnt come til I cut it all off[India.Arie: Verse 1]Little girl with the press and curlAge eight I got a Jheri curlThirteen and I got a relaxerI was a source of so much laughterAt fifteen when it all broke offEighteen and I went all naturalFebruary two thousand and twoI went on and didWhat I had to doBecause it was time to change my lifeTo become the women that I am insideNinety-seven dreadlocks all goneI looked in the mirrorFor the first time and saw that HEY,[Chorus]I am not my hairI am not this skinI am not your expectations no noI am not my hairI am not this skinI am a soul that lives within[India.Arie: Verse 2]Good 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 can shave it offLike a South African beautyOr get in on lockLike Bob MarleyYou can rock it straightLike Oprah WinfreyIf it's not what's on your headIt's what's underneath and say HEY,[Chorus][Akon: Verse 2]Who cares if you don't like thatWith nothin to lose postin with the wave capAnd the cops want to harass because I got wavesAin't see nothin like that in all my days (o oh)And you gotta change all this feelingsThey be judging one another by their appearanceYes India, i feel ya girlNow go 'head talk to the rest of the world because,[Bridge](Whoa, whoa, whoa)Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person?(Whoa, whoa, whoa)Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? Oooh(Whoa, whoa, whoa)Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity?(Whoa, whoa, whoa)I am expressing my creativity,(Whoa, whoa, whoa)[India.Arie: Verse 3]Breast Cancer and ChemotherapyTook away her crown and gloryShe promised God if she was to surviveShe would enjoy everyday of her life oohOn national televisionHer diamond eyes are sparklingBald headed like a full moon shiningSinging out to the whole wide world like HEY,up byBig Frog[Chorus til fade]
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I Not my Hair (ft. India Arie)
Akon
[Akon: Verse 1]
Konvict
Konvict Music uh huh
See I can kind of recall a lil ways back
Small tryin to ball always been black
And my hair I tried it all I even went flat
Had a gummy curled on top and all that crap (o oh)
Just tryin to be appreciated
Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies
Never hit the barber shop real quick
Had a mini lil twist and it drove her crazy (crazy)
Then I couldnt get no job
Cuz corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks
Then I thought about my dogs on the block
Kinda understand why they chose to steal and rob
Was it the hair that got me this far?
All these girls these cribs these cars?
I hate to say it but it seem so flawed
Success didnt come til I cut it all off
[India.Arie: Verse 1]
Little girl with the press and curl
Age eight I got a Jheri curl
Thirteen and I got a relaxer
I was a source of so much laughter
At fifteen when it all broke off
Eighteen and I went all natural
February two thousand and two
I went on and did
What I had to do
Because it was time to change my life
To become the women that I am inside
Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone
I looked in the mirror
For the first time and saw that HEY,
[Chorus]
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations no no
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am a soul that lives within
[India.Arie: Verse 2]
Good hair means curls and waves
Bad hair means you look like a slave
At the turn of the century
It's time for us to redefine who we be
You can shave it off
Like a South African beauty
Or get in on lock
Like Bob Marley
You can rock it straight
Like Oprah Winfrey
If it's not what's on your head
It's what's underneath and say HEY,
[Chorus]
[Akon: Verse 2]
Who cares if you don't like that
With nothin to lose postin with the wave cap
And the cops want to harass because I got waves
Ain't see nothin like that in all my days (o oh)
And you gotta change all this feelings
They be judging one another by their appearance
Yes India, i feel ya girl
Now go 'head talk to the rest of the world because,
[Bridge]
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person?
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? Oooh
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity?
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
I am expressing my creativity,
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
[India.Arie: Verse 3]
Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy
Took away her crown and glory
She promised God if she was to survive
She would enjoy everyday of her life ooh
On national television
Her diamond eyes are sparkling
Bald headed like a full moon shining
Singing out to the whole wide world like HEY,up by
Big Frog
[Chorus til fade]
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