“2-B-Beautiful”

[5:20]

Words and Music

by Jefford “SolÅce” Humes

05/14/04 © 2004

Spoken:

This song goes out to all of my sisters

Who may look in the mirror every day,

Dissatisfied by what they see.

I just want you to know

Don’t have to change who you are,

‘Cause you’re beautiful to me.

Chorus

You don’t need to ‘lax your hair to be beautiful.

(Don’t change who you are,

you’re beautiful to me.)

You don’t have to be so thin

That you blow in the wind.

There’s no need to change your eyes;

(Don’t change who you are; you’re beautiful.)

Your hue suits me just fine,

‘Cause you’re beautiful.

As a child we were taught to see

Others from their exterior.

Overlooking the spirit inside,

We allowed the physical to guide,

Equating “ugly” with inferior.

Well, some were teased if their nose was wide

And called “nappy”

Cause their hair was curled not straight.

But we need a change to begin,

The “slave mentality” must end.

So, hear these words as I state.

Chorus

Beauty’s in the eye of the beholder,

(I love looking at you.)

So my site always glistens by the view,

With the perception of your skin,

Those eyes and your lips filled with melanin.

‘To thine own self be true.”

It’s cliché, but you are a queen,

(You’re my queen, yes indeed.)

Who’s been displaced from her throne.

Still, many would lead a coop de etat

To restore to you,

The pride ancestors have known.

Bridge

Preserved for all the world to see,

Art of royalty like you and me.

From the pyramids to bold statues,

History reflects the beauty of you.

Chorus (2x)

Come on, dance with my beautiful. Uh!

Bridge

Chorus (2x)