Baby

They'll say your accent is odd, your nose is too flat
You want to pick a side, your mom's or your dad's
Unravel the tapestry from one of your halves
Go hide behind a colour-less mask
Your little toes dipped in the harsh politics
And their biting remarks on the food that you eat
The pretty girls in the big magazines
They don't look like you, you know what i mean

And baby
I know things ain't easy for you these days
They don't understand your ways yet
But there ain't nothing you need to change
And baby
I know some things are hard to believe
When you don't see your identity
As something you'll fall in love with

You don't learn about your own history at school
Everywhere you look, it's just pieces of you
Nobody's taught you how to deal with your curls
Let them define themselves, i promise you'll learn
About yourself, by working twice as hard
To ignore those who tell you who you are
The grass looks greener on the other side
But you've got a whole damn garden growing inside

And baby
I know things ain't easy for you these days
They don't understand your ways yet
But there ain't nothing you need to change
And baby
I know some things are hard to believe
When you don't see your identity
As something you'll fall in love with