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[00:10.96]You look at me like I'm unfamiliar
[00:17.11]Like I'm brand new, like you
[00:19.56]Never knew that you like them thick
[00:24.58]Mmm, I've been carrying this weight
[00:27.96]And the world beneath this braids
[00:29.85]And I'm confused
[00:33.43]Would you take the pain that came
[00:35.94]With all the parts you wanna claim for you?
[00:40.90]You want my thighs, you my stride
[00:45.08]But not this melanin
[00:49.04]You want my hair
[00:50.89]But you don't care for this complexion
[00:57.63]I'm a black woman (ooh-ooh)
[01:05.58]I'm a black woman (ooh-ooh)
[01:13.21]Corn bread fed, sweet tea sippin'
[01:17.26]Nubian queen with the skin that glistens
[01:21.56]I'm a black woman
[01:27.96]Sixteen, sitting on a cold floor
[01:31.82]In a corner after school
[01:37.85]Recovering from your cover up
[01:39.93]When you told me I wasn't right for you
[01:44.52]It wasn't hard to believe
[01:46.84]'Cause when I watched TV
[01:49.10]I would never see a leading lady look like me
[01:53.40]Familiar package with less pigment
[01:56.01]I ain't ignorant, it's just reality
[02:01.02]You want my thighs, you want my stride
[02:05.03]But not this melanin
[02:09.09]You want my hair
[02:11.08]But you don't care for this complexion, oh-oh
[02:17.67]I'm a black woman (ooh-ooh)
[02:25.35]I'm a black woman (ooh-ooh)
[02:33.10]Heart, bred, fed, sweet tea sippin'
[02:37.14]Nubian queen with the skin that glistens
[02:41.65]I'm a black woman
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[02:50.06]The world tells me there is space for me
[02:53.69]If I sinch it up and I sew it in
[02:57.58]The world tells me it will all be mine
[03:01.50]With some lashes on and some lighter eyes
[03:05.79]The world tells me it will work for me
[03:09.66]If I let 'em do a little surgery
[03:13.54]The world tells me it will change for me
[03:17.59]With some longer nails and some lightning cream
[03:23.09]But I'm a black woman (won't lose myself to prove myself)
[03:31.13]'Cause I'm a black woman (we've come too far to have this scars)
[03:39.10]'Cause I'm a black woman (wonder how I stand still)
[03:46.96]'Cause I'm a black woman
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