For years I been told my kind is unwanted
That big boned is never sexy
Or that my thickness is a unheavenly sin
I've been told to never embrace my body for what it is
never to let my short "nappy roots" go unattended
To never dance like I have nothing to lose
To always act like a lady and never let my heritage show
For years I've dragged my kick ball chain around
Letting society tell me how I should be
Suffering from the hands of oppression no longer because well I'm free
I'm gonna let my nappy roots rein supreme
I'm gonna twist and shout as much as I want
I'm gonna shout out to the world I'm black and I'm proud
As if my skin burned with revenge
I will not be ignored
I was cornbread fed and will relinquish in the culture I was born in
I will no longer push away my plate
Or lie and say I am not hungry
I will embrace my thickness while your blood starts to boil
I will be showered in my unheavenly sins as if you don't exist
Oh! Excuse me while I make my grand entrance and excuse me as I make my grand exit.