I Am Not My Hair - India Arie (印蒂雅·艾瑞)/Akon (阿肯) Written by：India Arie/Shannon Sanders/Drew Ramsey See I can kinda 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 lumpy curly top and all that crap now
Just tryin' to be appreciated Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies
And I hit the barber shop real quick Had'em give me lil' twist and it drove'em crazy crazy
Then I couldn't get no job 'Cause corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks
Then I thought about my dogs from 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 'Cause success didn't come till I cut it all off
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 went all natural February 2002
I went on and did what I had to do Because it was time to change my life To become the woman that I am inside
Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone I looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that Hey hey I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations no hey I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am the soul that lives withing Good hair means curls and waves no Bad hair means you look like a slave no 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 hey I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations no hey I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am the soul that lives withing Who cares if you don't like that With nothin' to lose postin' with the wave cap And the cops wanna harass 'cause I got waves Ain't see nothin' like that in all my days
Man you gotta change all these feelings Steady judging one another by their appearance Yes India I feel ya girl Now go ahead talk to the rest of the world 'cause 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 Oh Whoa whoa whoa Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity Whoa whoa whoa I am expressing my creativity Whoa whoa whoa Breast cancer and chemotherapy Took away her crownin' glory
She promised God if she was to survive She would enjoy every day of her life oh On national television
Her diamond eyes are sparkling
Bald-headed like a full moon shining
Singing out to the whole wide world like hey Hey hey I am not my hair I am not my hair I am not this skin I am not your expectations no hey I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am the soul that lives withing
Hey hey I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations no hey
I am not my hair
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I am the soul that lives withing Who cares if you don't like that With nothin' to lose postin' with the wave cap And the cops wanna harass 'cause I got waves Ain't see nothin' like that in all my days
