"I Am Not My Hair" lyrics

Is that India?
What happened to her hair? Ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Dat, da-da, dat, da
Dat, da-da, dat, da, dat, da-da, dat, da
Dat, da-da, dat, da, da-da, oh, oh

Little girl with the press and curl
Age eight I got a Jheri curl
Thirteen then I got a relaxer
I was a source of so much laughter
Fifteen when it all broke off
Eighteen and then I went all natural
February two thousand and two I
Went on and did what I had to do
'Cause it was time to change my life
To become the women that I am inside
Ninety-seven dreadlocks all gone
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 (Hey)
I am not my hair, I am not this skin
I am the 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
Uh, I wouldn't go that far, ha-ha, ha-ha

Good hair means curls and waves
Bad hair means you look like a slave
At the turn of the century
It's 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 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 expectation, no (Hey)
I am not my hair, I am not this skin
I am a soul that lives within

(Woah, woah, woah) Does the way I wear my hair make me a better person?
(Woah, woah, woah) Does the way I wear my hair make me a better friend? No
(Woah, woah, woah) Does the way I wear my hair determine my integrity?
(Woah, woah, woah) I am expressing my creativity
(Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah)

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, oh
On national television
Her diamond eyes are sparkling
Bald headed like a full moon shining
Singing out to the whole wide world like hey

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

Yo, if I wanna shave it close or if I wanna rock the locs
That don't take a bit away from this soul that I got (Dat, da-da, dat, da)
(Dat, da-da, dat, da, dat, da-da, dat, da)
(Dat, da-da, dat, da, da-da, oh, oh)
If I wanna wear it braided all down my back
I don't see nothing wrong with that (Dat, da-da, dat, da)
(Dat, da-da, dat, da, dat, da-da, dat, da)
(Dat, da-da, dat, da, da-da, oh, oh)

Is that India.Arie?
I can't tell, it looks like she cut her hair
I like that
It's kinda flat
I don't know if I could do it, but that's sharp
It looks nice on her
I like that
I like shaved hair, she got an apple head
It's perfect