Take a trip with me to the beauty supply I know you can't stand it, but fine Man, if I'm cryin', cry Take a trip with me to the beauty supply I know you can't stand it, but fine Man, if I'm cryin', cry
Fresh out the box, a bundle, two fifty Rapunzel make pennies, the market share plenty The feminist in me don't bat no eye Support the black business, no compromise A lot of self say this is self love To braid my hair down and masquerade us Because I just wanna be the love of my life Set aside my own standard and really demand hers Silly and absurd, wearin' a fur cap wig hat And then preach I love everything black I know this ain't cap, it's cap We cap the track, sabotage, I'mma hold me back, like
New identity, same enemy, me When I believe in prettier with my weave When I could see the forest behind the trees I'll be free, I'll be free, I'll be free
Take a trip with me to the beauty supply I know you can't stand it, but fine Man, if I'm cryin', cry Take a trip with me to the beauty supply I know you can't stand it, but fine Man, if I'm cryin', cry
Yo, let me down by the edge of the river Pray to god that my edges deliver a good look Infantile baby hair make the men look Eurocentric look-book, residential forever We live in a momentary lapse of judgement Black concussion, asleep at the wheel We trusted the plantation to drive us home Hallelujah, I idolize a white bitch While I rock a toupee
Cosplay a new identity, same enemy, me When I believe I'm prettier with my weave When I could see the forest behind the trees I'll be free, I'll be free, I'll be free New identity, same enemy, me When I believe I'm prettier with my weave When I could see the forest behind the trees I'll be free, I'll be free, I'll be free
Take a trip with me to the beauty supply I know you can't stand it, but fine Man, if I'm cryin', cry Take a trip with me to the beauty supply I know you can't stand it, but fine Man, if I'm cryin', cry