Yo we was talking earlier and I was telling you talking bout life<br />I feel like life is like braided hair<br />Its sorta like twist you know<br />Bout braided hair like twist<br />You know three strands twist together<br />Ultimately you get to where you wanna get to <br /><br />From the same dirt from the heels of my ancestors<br />The naked roads and the fields where the pain festered<br />And I wonder where the hold came from<br />In the deeps of my heart make me yearn for the drum<br />It's the same place where the cross is burned<br />The same place where the loss was earned<br />It's the place where the floss was yearned<br />Gold teeth and bling ice on the ring baby sure <br /><br />Chorus: We've all got things that are hanging about<br />Things that make us cool, <br />Things that make us whack, <br />Things that make us mad<br />Things we wish we never had done<br />But they're just the things that make us real<br />Not the maps to guide where we go from here<br />The road twists and braids our hair<br />Until we all get there <br /><br />I like that I don't know some mysteries<br />Ancient things and beginnings<br />Excited about the day when I don't have to hear all the theories<br />My scalp needs some grease<br />It's the same place where the crosses burned<br />The same place where the loss was earned<br />The only way we all can learn<br />Is if we have these braids with the twist and turns so <br /><br />Walking in the race of life<br />Looking for my own pace<br />Not always wanting to but I have to<br />Sometimes feeling like I've bitten off much more than I could chew<br />But the wind goes though my hair<br />Lifts me up with ease not a crease<br />Hair full of grease no weave embracing me<br />It's you I see<br />I am you and you are me I see yeah<br />I am you and you are me I see <br /><br />We might survive as brothers yeah or perish here as fools<br />Go place your bets<br />Don't bet too soon<br />You might find me in another<br />Feels like someone you once knew<br />You know that face yeah we all do<br />Braided hair (what's it all for?)