[ti:I Am Not My Hair (Konvict Remix)] [ar:India Arie] [al:] [00:02.57]Konvict [00:07.58]Konvict Music uh huh [00:12.98]See I can kind of recall a lil ways back [00:15.56]Small tryin to ball always been black [00:18.01]And my hair I tried it all I even went flat [00:20.46]Had a gummy curled on top and all that crap (o oh) [00:23.92]Just tryin to be appreciated [00:25.89]Nappy headed brothers never had no ladies [00:28.25]Never hit the barber shop real quick [00:30.68]Had a mini lil twist and it drove her crazy (crazy) [00:33.98]Then I couldnt get no job [00:36.07]Cuz corporate wouldn't hire no dreadlocks [00:38.57]Then I thought about my dogs on the block [00:40.86]Kinda understand why they chose to steal and rob [00:43.70]Was it the hair that got me this far? [00:46.10]All these girls these cribs these cars? [00:48.70]I hate to say it but it seem so flawed [00:50.89]Success didnt come til I cut it all off [00:53.22]Little girl with the press and curl [00:56.25]Age eight I got a Jheri curl [00:58.80]Thirteen and I got a relaxer [01:01.26]I was a source of so much laughter [01:03.84]At fifteen when it all broke off [01:06.31]Eighteen and I went all natural [01:09.00]February two thousand and two [01:11.29]I went on and did [01:12.37]What I had to do [01:14.02]Because it was time to change my life [01:16.35]To become the women that I am inside [01:19.04]Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone [01:21.31]I looked in the mirror [01:22.98]For the first time and saw that HEY, [01:25.04]I am not my hair [01:27.61]I am not this skin [01:30.16]I am not your expectations no no [01:35.16]I am not my hair [01:37.65]I am not this skin [01:40.28]I am a soul that lives within [01:44.55]Good hair means curls and waves [01:46.94]Bad hair means you look like a slave [01:49.41]At the turn of the century [01:51.63]It's time for us to redefine who we be [01:53.85]You can shave it off [01:54.91]Like a South African beauty [01:56.55]Or get in on lock [01:57.87]Like Bob Marley [01:59.22]You can rock it straight [02:00.44]Like Oprah Winfrey [02:01.67]If it's not what's on your head [02:02.97]It's what's underneath and say HEY, [02:05.52]I am not my hair [02:08.02]I am not this skin [02:10.50]I am not your expectations no no [02:15.52]I am not my hair [02:18.14]I am not this skin [02:20.79]I am a soul that lives within [02:25.05]Who cares if you don't like that [02:26.91]With nothin to lose postin with the wave cap [02:29.54]And the cops want to harass because I got waves [02:31.99]Ain't see nothin like that in all my days (o oh) [02:35.07]And you gotta change all this feelings [02:36.81]They be judging one another by their appearance [02:38.63]Yes India, i feel ya girl [02:40.62]Now go 'head talk to the rest of the world because, [02:43.08](Whoa, whoa, whoa) [02:45.09]Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person? [02:47.99](Whoa, whoa, whoa) [02:50.21]Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? Oooh [02:52.93](Whoa, whoa, whoa) [02:55.29]Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity? [02:57.66](Whoa, whoa, whoa) [02:59.86]I am expressing my creativity, [03:01.55](Whoa, whoa, whoa) [03:02.82]Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy [03:05.06]Took away her crown and glory [03:07.61]She promised God if she was to survive [03:10.10]She would enjoy everyday of her life ooh [03:12.84]On national television [03:15.16]Her diamond eyes are sparkling [03:17.70]Bald headed like a full moon shining [03:20.21]Singing out to the whole wide world like HEY, [03:23.67]I am not my hair [03:26.23]I am not this skin [03:28.81]I am not your expectations no no [03:33.76]I am not my hair [03:36.30]I am not this skin [03:39.45]I am a soul that lives within