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Little girl, watching her reflection |
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As she parts her curls into four sections |
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She says, \"I don't look like them, I don't look like her, and I don't want what's on my head\" |
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But baby girl don't be mislead |
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Yeah, yeah |
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Young woman reading magazines |
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Thinking to herself, nobody looks like me |
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Oh I've got all these curves, all this nerve |
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Why can't I keep a man? |
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But baby girl if you love yourself you can |
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Can nobody love somebody that do not love themselves |
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You are what you choose to be |
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It's not up to no one else |
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So be great, be kind |
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Don't let them dim your light |
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A woman like a sun should always stay bright |
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Little boy sitting in the bleachers |
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Staring at, at his dirty sneakers |
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Thinking my shoes don't shine |
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Money is tight, I would never get a date |
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But baby boy that's not what it takes |
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Young man, always at the center |
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Finding ways to make his arms look bigger |
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Saying, \"You see those guys? They get all the girls, I just want to be like them\" |
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But baby boy, you're spreading yourself thin |
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Can nobody love somebody that do not love themselves |
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You are what you choose to be |
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It's not up to no one else |
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So be great, be kind |
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Don't let them dim your light |
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Cause a man like a sun should always stay bright |
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Yes you are like the sun so always stay bright |