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Is that India.Arie? What happened to her hair? Ha ha ha ha ha
Dat dad a dat da [4x] Dad a ooh

Little girl with the press and curl
Age eight I got a Jheri curl
Thirteen I got a relaxer
I was a source of so much laughter
At fifteen when it all broke off
Eighteen and went all natural
February two thousand and two
I went and did
What I had to do
Because it was time to change my life
To become the women that I am inside
Ninety-seven dreadlock 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 no no
I am not my hair
I ma not this skin
I am a soul that lives within

What'd she do to her hair? I don't know it look crazy
I like it. I might do that.
Umm I wouldn't go that far. I know .. ha ha ha ha

Good hair means curls and waves
Bad hair means you look like a slave
At the turn of the century
Its time for us to redefine who we be
You can shave it off
Like a South African beauty
Or get in on lock
Like Bob Marley
You can rock it straight
Like Oprah Winfrey
If its not what's on your head
Its what's underneath and say HEY....

(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person?
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? Oooh
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity?
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)
I am expressing my creativity..
(Whoa, whoa, whoa)

Breast cancer and chemotherapy
Took away her crown and glory
She promised God if she was to survive
She would enjoy everyday of her life ooh
On national television
Her diamond eyes are sparkling
Bald headed like a full moon shining
Singing out to the whole wide world like HEY...

If I wanna shave it close
Or if I wanna rock locks
That don't take a bit away
From the soul that I got
Dat da da dat da [4x]
If I wanna where it braided
All down my back
I don't see what wrong with that
Dat da da dat da [4x]

Is that India.Arie?
Ooh look she cut her hair!
I like that, its kinda PHAT
I don't know if I could do it.
But it looks sharp, it looks nice on her
She got a nice shaped head
She got an apple head
I know right?
It's perfect
Is that India.Arie? What happened to her hair? Ha ha ha ha ha   Dat dad a dat da [4x] Dad a ooh      Little girl with the press and curl    Age eight I got a Jheri curl   Thirteen I got a relaxer   I was a source of so much laughter   At fifteen when it all broke off   Eighteen and went all natural   February two thousand and two   I went and did   What I had to do   Because it was time to change my life   To become the women that I am inside   Ninety-seven dreadlock 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 no no   I am not my hair    I ma not this skin    I am a soul that lives within      What'd she do to her hair? I don't know it look crazy   I like it. I might do that.   Umm I wouldn't go that far. I know .. ha ha ha ha      Good hair means curls and waves   Bad hair means you look like a slave   At the turn of the century    Its time for us to redefine who we be   You can shave it off    Like a South African beauty   Or get in on lock   Like Bob Marley   You can rock it straight   Like Oprah Winfrey   If its not what's on your head   Its what's underneath and say HEY....      (Whoa, whoa, whoa)   Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person?   (Whoa, whoa, whoa)   Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? Oooh   (Whoa, whoa, whoa)   Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity?   (Whoa, whoa, whoa)   I am expressing my creativity..   (Whoa, whoa, whoa)      Breast cancer and chemotherapy   Took away her crown and glory   She promised God if she was to survive   She would enjoy everyday of her life ooh   On national television   Her diamond eyes are sparkling   Bald headed like a full moon shining   Singing out to the whole wide world like HEY...      If I wanna shave it close    Or if I wanna rock locks   That don't take a bit away    From the soul that I got   Dat da da dat da [4x]   If I wanna where it braided   All down my back   I don't see what wrong with that   Dat da da dat da [4x]      Is that India.Arie?   Ooh look she cut her hair!   I like that, its kinda PHAT   I don't know if I could do it.   But it looks sharp, it looks nice on her   She got a nice shaped head   She got an apple head   I know right?   It's perfect