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I Am Not My Hair (Konvict Remix) (Feat. India.Arie
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[Akon: Verse 1]
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Konvict
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Konvict Music uh huh
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See I can kinda recall a lil ways back
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Small tryin to ball always been black
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And my hair I tried it all I even went flat
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Had a gummy curled on top and all that crap (o oh)
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Just tryin to be appreciated
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Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies
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Never hit the barber shop real quick
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Had a mini lil twist and it drove her crazy (crazy)
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Then I couldnt get no job
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Cuz corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks
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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
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Was it the hair that got me this far?
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All these girls these cribs these cars?
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I hate to say it but it seem so flawed
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Success didnt come til I cut it all off
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[India.Arie: Verse 1]
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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 and I got a relaxer
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I was a source of so much laughter
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At fifteen when it all broke off
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Eighteen and I went all natural
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February two thousand and two
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I went on and did
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What I had to do
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Because it was time to change my life
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To become the women that I am inside
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Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone
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I looked in the mirror
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For the first time and saw that 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 expectations 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: Verse 2]
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Good hair means curls and waves
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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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Or get in 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 it's not what's on your head
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It's what's underneath and say HEY....
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[Chorus]
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[Akon: Verse 2]
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Who cares if you don't like that
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With nothin to lose postin with the wave cap
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And the cops wanna harass cuz I got waves
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Ain't see nothin like that in all my days (o oh)
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And you gotta change all this 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 go 'head talk to the rest of the world cuz...
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[Bridge]
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(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
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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? Oooh
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(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
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Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity?
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(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
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I am expressing my creativity..
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(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
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[India.Arie: Verse 3]
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Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy
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Took away her crown and glory
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She promised God if she was to survive
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She would enjoy everyday of her life ooh
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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 like HEY...
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[Chorus til fade]
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