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 INDIA ARIE - I Am Not My Hair Lyrics

well if i wanna shave it closer or if i wanna rock the locks
that wont take a bit away from this soul that i got
little girl with the press and perm
age 8 i got a jerry curl
13 then i got a relaxer
i was the source of so much laughter
15 when it all broke down
18 when i went all natural
february 2002 i went out and did what i had to do
because it was time to change my life
to become the woman that i am inside
97 dreadlocks all gone
i looked in the mirror for the first time and saw that
hey i am not my hair, i am not this skin i am not your expectations
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i am not my hair, i am not this skin i am the soul that lives within
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
chillin out like a south african beauty
gotta own lock like bob marley
you can rock a straight like oprah winfrey
if its not whats on your head its whats underneath then say
hey i am not my hair, i am not this skin i am not your expectations
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i am not my hair, i am not this skin i am the soul that lives within
is the way i wear my hair make me a better person
is the way i wear my hair make me a better friend
is the way i wear my hair determine my integrity
expressing my creativity
breast cancer and chemotherapy
took away her crowning glory
she promised god if she was to survive
she would enjoy every day of her life
on national television
her diamond eyes are sparkling
bowed head like a full moon shining
singing out to the whole wide world
hey i am not my hair, i am not this skin i am not your expectations
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i am not my hair, i am not this skin i am the soul that lives within
hey i am not my hair, i am not this skin i am not your expectations
b6 6121m224917k 5
i am not my hair, i am not this skin i am the soul that lives within
well if i wanna shave it closer or if i wanna rock the locks
that wont take a bit away from this soul that i got
if i wanna wear it braided or down my back
i dont see nothing wrong with that