[Akon (India)]
Konvict
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Konvict music, uh huh

[Akon]
See I can kinda recall a lil' ways back
Small, try'na ball, always been black
And, my hair, I tried it all, I even went flat
Had a gummy curled on top and all that crap now (oh, oh)
Just try'na be appreciated
Nappy-headed brothas never had no ladies
Then I hit the barber shop real quick
Had a mini lil' twist and it drove 'em crazy (crazy)
But then I couldn't get no job
'Cause corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks
Then thought about my doggs on the block
Tried to 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 seems 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
Fifteen when it all broke off
Eighteen and I went all natural
February two thousand and two
I went on and did what I had to do
Oh, 'cause now 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 'bout the first time and saw that... hey

I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations (no, no)
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, uh
At the turn of the century
It's time for us to redefine who we be
You could shave it off like a South African beauty
Or got it 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

I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations (no)
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am the soul that lives within

[Akon]
Who cares if ya don't like that?
With nothin' to lose, postin' with the wave cap?
And the cops wanna harass 'cause I've got waves
Ain't seen nothin' like that in all my days (oh, oh)
Man, ya gotta change all this feelin'
They be judgin' one another by their appearance
Yes, India, I feel ya, girl
Now, go 'head, talk to the rest of the world, 'cause

Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person?
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend?
Oh, does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity?
I am expressin' my creativity

Breast cancer, chemotherapy
Took away her crownin' glory
She promised God if she was to survive
She would enjoy every day of her life
On national television
Her diamond eyes are sparklin'
Bald-headed like a full moon shinin'
Singin' out to the rest of the world like hey

I am not my hair (I am not my hair)
I am not this skin (I'm not my skin)
I am not your expectations (no)
I am not my hair
I am not this skin
I am the soul that lives within
(I am the soul that lives within)

I am not my hair (I'm not my hair)
I am not this skin
I am not your expectations (no)
(I am not your expectations, no)
I am not my hair
I am not this skin