Braided Hair

I have to tell everybody about myself
 From the same dirt from the heels of my ancestors
 The naked roads and the fields where the pain festered
 I wonder where the hold came from
 In the deeps of my heart make me yearn for the doubt
 It's the same place where the cross was burned
 The same place where the loss was earned
 It's the place where the floss was yearned
 Gold teeth and bling ice on the ring baby sure
 We've all got things that hang on our back
 Things that make us cool,
 Things that make us wack,
 Things that make us mad
 Things we wish we never had done
 But they're just the things that make us real
 Not the maps to guide where we go from here
 The road twists and braids like hair
 Until we all get there
 (African Chant)
 I like that I don't know some mysteries
 Ancient things and beginnings
 Excited about the day when I don't have to hear all the theories
 My scalp needs some grease
 It's the same place where the cross was burned
 The same place where the loss was earned
 The only way we all can learn
 Is if we have these braids with the twist and turns so
 We've all got things that hang on our back
 Things that make us cool,
 Things that make us wack,
 Things that make us mad
 Things we wish we never had done
 But they're just the things that make us real
 Not the maps to guide where we go from here
 The road twists and braids like hair
 Until we all get there
 Walking in the race of life
 Looking for my own pace
 Not always wanting to but I have to
 Sometimes feeling like I've bitten off much more than I could chew
 But the wind goes though my hair
 And lifts me up with ease not a crease
 Hair full of grease no weave embracing me
 It's you I see
 I am you and you are me I see, yeah
 (African Chant)
 I am you and you are me I see, yeah
 We might survive as brothers yeah or perish here as fools
 Go place your bets
 Don't bet too soon
 Yeah, you might find me in another
 Feels like someone you once knew
 You know that face yeah we all do
 Braided hair (what's it all for?)
 We might survive as brothers yeah or perish here as fools
 Go place your bets
 Don't bet too soon
 Yeah, you might find me in another
 Feels like someone you once knew
 You know that face yeah we all do
 Braided hair (what's it all for?)