India Arie - I Am Not My Hair Lyrics
[Talking:]Is that India.Arie? What happened to her hair? Ha ha ha ha haDat dad a dat da [4x] Dad a ooh[Verse 1]Little girl with the press and curlAge eight I got a Jheri curlThirteen I got a relaxerI was a source of so much laughterAt fifteen when it all broke offEighteen and went all naturalFebruary two thousand and twoI went and didWhat I had to doBecause it was time to change my lifeTo become the women that I am insideNinety-seven dreadlock 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 ma not this skinI am a soul that lives within[Talking:]What'd she do to her hair? I don't know it look crazyI like it. I might do that.Umm I wouldn't go that far. I know .. ha ha ha ha[Verse 2]Good hair means curls and wavesBad hair means you look like a slaveAt the turn of the centuryIts 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 headIts what's underneath and say HEY....[Chorus][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)[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...[Chorus 2x][Ad lib]If I wanna shave it closeOr if I wanna rock locksThat don't take a bit awayFrom the soul that I gotDat da da dat da [4x]If I wanna where it braidedAll down my backI don't see what wrong with thatDat da da dat da [4x][Talking:]Is that India.Arie?Ooh look she cut her hair!I like that, it's kinda PHATI don't know if I could do it.But it looks sharp, it looks nice on herShe got a nice shaped headShe got an apple headI know right?It's perfect.
