You're beautiful
Who said you weren't beautiful?
I said you're beautiful
You've got it
We try so hard
Just don't forget who you are
And what's inside your heart
Listen, it can guide you
I know so far
The world has made you hide
But you should know
You're beautiful, you're beautiful inside
Growing up for these women is like a different scene
Everything that you see ain't always what it seems
Images and appearances in the magazines
Photoshopped and so they rob you of self-esteem
It's a fantasy that you wanna live
So you don't eat, you starve into the ribs
Get that plastic surgery, touch up to the lips
Or you get that tummy tuck, but still it's not enough
The obsession with being thin and being pretty
'Cause witty is never in
Always based on appearance
Only way to get clearance to clubs
Get respect if you appear with a thug
Always do as expected is the underlying message
Society's objective is to keep us all oppressed
With a lower self-image, so we do self-damage
Business as usual for them
But just remember that you're beautiful
We try so hard
Just don't forget who you are
And what's inside your heart
Listen, it can guide you
I know so far
The world has made you hide
But you should know
You're beautiful, you're beautiful inside
Oh, you're beautiful inside
You're beautiful inside
Oh, you're beautiful inside
You're beautiful inside
Growing up in these streets as a man is difficult
Which way to go? Sometimes the path is already chose
To be exposed to money-making and taking O's
Being a gang means you gotta maintain
The younger generation is doing the same thing
That the older class is teaching
They just hopping in the flames
The cross-wire between the cause and effect
The system that is broken and the people it affects
But still I'm wondering what's gonna come next
The violence or a parent putting pressure on the parents
To teach another message, the one of self-love
'Cause only if you have it can you share it with your club
Forgotten memories of fellowship and honor
Replaced with banging and selling that marijuana
On the streets, running and ducking the police
While they're steady pursuing you
Try to remember that you're beautiful
We try so hard
Just don't forget who you are
And what's inside your heart
Listen, it can guide you
I know so far
The world has made you hide
But you should know
You're beautiful, you're beautiful inside
Oh, you're beautiful inside
You're beautiful inside
Oh, you're beautiful inside
You're beautiful inside
Never let them tell you what you can't do
Never let them tell you what you won't do
When they hate, then tell them thank you
Somebody else is gonna want you
Never let them tell you what you can't do
Never let them tell you what you won't do
When they hate, then tell them thank you
Somebody else is gonna want you
We try so hard
Just don't forget who you are
And what's inside your heart
Listen, it can guide you
I know so far
The world has made you hide
But you should know
You're beautiful, you're beautiful inside
Oh, you're beautiful inside
You're beautiful inside
Oh, you're beautiful inside
You're beautiful inside
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