I AM NOT MY HAIR FEAT， AKON

(Ah ha…) Little girl with a press and curl Age 8, I got a jerry curl 13 when I got a relaxer I was the source of so much laughter At 15, when it all broke off 18, when I went all natural February 2002, I went on and did what I had to do oh Because it was time to change my life To become the woman that I am inside 97 dread locks 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 no HEY!) I am not my hair I am not this skin I am the soul that lives within 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 re-define who we be You can shave it off like a South African beauty Got it on lock like Bob Marley You can rock it straight like Oprah Winfrey It's not what's on your head-it's what's underneath - Now 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 within (Uh hair…) (Wow wow wow) Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person? (Wow wow wow) Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? (Wow wow wow) Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity? (Wow wow wow) I am expressing my creativity Breast cancer and kemo therapy Took away her crown and glory She promised God if she was to survive She would enjoy every day of her life On national television-her diamond eyes a sparklin' Bald headed like a full moon shining Singing out to the whole wide world like - HEY! (HEY!) I am not my hair (I am not my hair) I am not this skin (I am not my skin) I am not your expectations (No HEY!) I am not my hair (Oh…) I am not this skin I am the soul that lives within (I am the soul) (HEY!) I am not my hair (I am not my hair) I am not this skin I am not your expectations…