My Inspiration

INDIA.ARIE LYRICS I Am Not My Hair

[Talking:]Is that India.Arie? What happened to her hair? Ha ha ha ha haDat dad a dat da [4x] Dad a ooh
[Verse 1]Little girl with the press and curl Age eight I got a Jheri curlThirteen I got a relaxerI was a source of so much laughterAt fifteen when it all broke offEighteen and went all naturalFebruary two thousand and twoI went and didWhat I had to doBecause it was time to change my lifeTo become the women that I am insideNinety-seven dreadlock all gone I looked in the mirror For the first time and saw that HEY....
[Chorus]I am not my hairI am not this skinI am not your expectations no noI am not my hair I ma not this skin I am a soul that lives within[Talking:]What'd she do to her hair? I don't know it look crazyI like it. I might do that.Umm I wouldn't go that far. I know .. ha ha ha ha
[Verse 2]Good hair means curls and wavesBad hair means you look like a slaveAt the turn of the century Its time for us to redefine who we beYou can shave it off Like a South African beautyOr get in on lockLike Bob MarleyYou can rock it straightLike Oprah WinfreyIf its not what's on your headIts what's underneath and say HEY....
[Chorus]
[Bridge](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)
[Verse 3]Breast Cancer and ChemotherapyTook away her crown and gloryShe promised God if she was to surviveShe would enjoy everyday of her life oohOn national televisionHer diamond eyes are sparklingBald headed like a full moon shiningSinging out to the whole wide world like HEY...
[Chorus 2x]
[Ad lib]If I wanna shave it close Or if I wanna rock locksThat don't take a bit away From the soul that I gotDat da da dat da [4x]If I wanna where it braidedAll down my backI don't see what wrong with thatDat da da dat da [4x][Talking:]Is that India.Arie?Ooh look she cut her hair!I like that, its kinda PHATI don't know if I could do it.But it looks sharp, it looks nice on herShe got a nice shaped headShe got an apple headI know right?It's perfect.

HEYHEYHEY

hey fellow human beings
Many of you may know me and
many of you may not

FOr the last few months i have been struggling
but i think things have just gotten
better
i got a wonderful best friend
A Sane family
and i just might pass my regents

I have health and strength
havent had an asmtha attack recently

Everyday i get stronger

CAN YOU SAY THE SAME THING??

Last Chance

Maybe he was my last chance
Maybe he was last opportunity
to prove i can be true

Maybe he was my last
But i going to achieve big things
Seems like i will never find
someone to love me like he did
take me places like he did
someone who basically could do everything
that he did

I miss him like crazy
but i need to move on
i need to do other things but
wait because i might never get
him back
she may make him happier
than i could evr
she may love him more
than i could possibly love him

i need to get over him
because i hurt him first
i need to get over him
because he just mightnot be
my last chance
i just might have
another one
floating around
but i need signs
cause im feeling
soo down and alone
he's soo peachy and happy with
her and im just sitting around loving
him when he aint even mine

Gentlemen if any one of you
want to prove me wrong
that i can love you
instead of loving him and he aint
even mine
give me a shout
Because im ready to get more chances

Its Amazing

Its Amazing how
i continue to
allow people to put
me down
its amazing how
i keep denying myself
chances to love again
its amazing how
every boy that
passes my way wants to
talk about sex
its amazing how
that same boy i had a crush
on 3yrs ago
pops up and has me thinking
good thoughts
its amazing how close
i am to going to college
its amazing how close i am to being on my own
its amazing how things, people, and places change
all i know is that life is amazing

Shaking My Head

Missing him like a
fat kid on a diet misses food
Never knw how much
i loved him until he was gone
He's hers now and I constantly wish that i could
get him back
Everytime i see them together
I mentally smack myself
cause i did him wrong
my actions cost me alot
I wish i could go back and do
things all over again
but i cant
sitting here shaking my head
Shaking My head
because i wonder if i will
hurt every man who
tries to love
me
will i cheat on every
man who tries to be right by me
shaking my head wondering
if any guy whose knws what
i did would take a chance
at loving me
hope the answer to all these
questions is no because
my neck hurts from shaking my head

I'm Sorry

Its been brought to my attention
that the one i used to love
was deeply hurt by my actions

a dear friend of mine was
deeply hurt because he fell
for her and she for him

Other close friends of mine have
been hurt by my reckless behavior

I cant go back in time and
change what i did
i cant go back and undo my actions
i cant reverse those two days where
i got caught up in the moment
and forgot the one i loved who was
away from me at the time

But one thing i want him to know is that
IM SORRy

sorry for hurting him
sorry for causing him pain
sorry for making him look like a fool
sorry for abusing his love

I feel bad because he was giving
me everything
evrything that i ever wanted
and that everything was
he loved me for who i was
and not what i look like

I feel guilty knwing that my actions
caused him soo much pain and sleepless nights

Ryan From the bottom of my heart
I am telling you SORRY
you may not accept my apology
my apology may not erase your pain
But you cant deny the fact that
i finally admitted to my wrong
and apologized to you

Its not gonna be easy to get
adjusted to you and her
but at least i have
in my memory
the good and bad times
when we laughed together
cried together
played drums together
you on snare
me on bass
I'll remember those days when
you wrote me poems and
i remember how much fun we had when
we went to the beach

I'll remember everything because
the good outweighs that bad
I didnt realize what i had until i lost you
I lost you when i did what i did
You may never want me back
But at Least i said SORRY

A Change

Feeling like a brand new person
ever since i did
what was right for
me
not worrying about
what anybody else had to say
because in the end
it was my feelings on the line
he hit me
made me cry
i had enough
of him
after a year and
a few weeks
people kept telling me
i could do better
so i went and did what was
best
and i became a free lady
and i feel liberated because its
all about me now