I'm Beautiful

I’m no beautiful girl

I don’t use nail polish and my hair doesn’t curl

I have no lipstick, my liner is thin

I don’t have an athletic body

Against your attractiveness I could never win

You have sharp features, my face is dull

I have a crooked smile, yours is wonderful

Your teeth are perfect, your skin glows

You’re a leader and I’m whatever follows

Tell me how can I look at myself and not cry

When you are accepted everywhere and not I?

Tell me how can I be comfortable looking this way?

For once in my life I want to be able to say

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I wish I could believe it

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

But you get all the attention

If my hair goes out of place

For the rest of the day it looks like a disgrace

If my clothes get a stain

You can make it look sexy while I’m embarrassed in pain

My outfits aren’t as nice

I’m a faded flavor to the tongue, you’re sweet spice

Everything about me is disproportionate

I’m a plain pebble, you have a diamond's traits

Tell me how can I look at myself and not cry

When you are accepted everywhere and not I?

Tell me how can I be comfortable looking this way?

For once in my life I want to be able to say

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I wish I could believe it

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

But you get all the attention

Oh, mirror, mirror on the wall

Tell me why am I not beautiful at all?

Mirror, mirror, please to lie me

Show me something I’d like to see

But no, you outline my faults

And no, there’s no point denying it anymore

She’s gorgeous, what am I?

She’s so amazing, I could cry

Because they call her what I want to be just once in my life

Beautiful, oh

Beautiful

Beautiful, ooh, ooh

Beautiful

Tell me how can I look at myself and not cry

When you are accepted everywhere and not I?

Tell me how can I be comfortable looking this way?

For once in my life I want to be able to say

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I wish I could believe it

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

But you get all the attention

(x1)

I wish I was beautiful

Color Doesn't Mean A Thing

These days we say we don’t discriminate

But then we’re put in a situation and better thinking comes too late

Talking behind our backs, making up rumors

I’m not laughing at all, this is not funny humor

Especially if gets in between you and I

Your momma’s saying, “You shouldn’t be with that guy.

He’s a different color, his religion is of another,

You’re not meant for each other.”

But you and I are long time lovers

And what hurts me most is when I hear her say she’ll take you and move

‘Cause she’s insisting I’m dangerous

Sad thing is there’s nothing she can prove

Nor will there ever be ‘cause I’d never harm you

Doesn’t she know, how couldn’t she, that I’d never hurt you?

We both know, you and I, I’ll only ever love you

And yet they go on and on

Claiming interracial couples are wrong

But you love me, babe, and I love you, babe

Ethnicity will not get in our way

I don’t care what they say, you don’t care what they say

Just take my hand, my love, and I won’t let them take you away

I don’t care what they say, you don’t care what they say

Color doesn’t mean a thing when your hearts are singing, yeah

(Guitar)

Oh, oh, oh

First time I met you, I’ll admit I was afraid

Thought you were wonderful, but that you’d judge me

Oh, no, I was incorrect, out of the girls around you were the best

Saw straight to my heart, a beautiful dream would start

And I fell in love, you fell in love

Held hands like a photograph

You the white shades and I the black

But it was a portrait, a moment we wouldn’t take back

Everything felt natural, just a boy and a girl

Intertwining two different worlds

Baby, it’s the most magical thing being with you

Doesn’t matter where we’re from, our heritage, I’m respecting you

And yet they go on and on

Claiming interracial couples are wrong

But you love me, babe, and I love you, babe

Ethnicity will not get in our way

I don’t care what they say, you don’t care what they say

Just take my hand, my love, and I won’t let them take you away

I don’t care what they say, you don’t care what they say

Color doesn’t mean a thing when your hearts are singing, yeah

(Guitar)

Oh, oh, oh

I wouldn’t mind if you were blue

I wouldn’t mind if you were yellow

I would still think you’re just as beautiful if you were the colors of the rainbow

I wouldn’t care if you were striped

I wouldn’t care if you were checkered

It’s who you are to me that really matters

And if they say no, oh

If you truly love me I will never let go

Let them say what want ‘cause they don’t know

How much I love you so

You’re gorgeous, girl

We see through to each other’s souls

You are my world

Nothing else matters at all

And yet they go on and on

(On and on and on)

Claiming interracial couples are wrong

(They’re telling it wrong)

But you love me, babe, and I love you, babe

(I love you, I love you)

Ethnicity will not get in our way

(Nothing will get in our way)

I don’t care what they say, you don’t care what they say

(I don’t care, you don’t care)

Just take my hand, my love, and I won’t let them take you away

(I won’t let them, my angel)

I don’t care what they say, you don’t care what they say

(No, no, no)

Color doesn’t mean a thing when your hearts are singing, yeah

(Color doesn’t mean a thing, no)

Oh, oh, oh

I don’t care what they say, you don’t care what they say

Just take my hand, my love, and I won’t let them take you away

I don’t care what they say, you don’t care what they say

Color doesn’t mean a thing when your hearts are singing, yeah

Oh, oh, oh

(x2)

I don’t care what they say, you don’t care what they say

Color doesn’t mean a thing when your hearts are singing, yeah

Thank You, Mommy

Since day one, day one

You’ve been there for me

With your love, your love

I made it successfully

I’m here now, on top

Making my way

Through this world, your little girl

Is grown up and wants to say

Thank you, Mommy

Thank you for being there for me

Thank you for always loving

For kissing and hugging

Thank you for staying

Thank you for helping

Thank you for when I fell

You’re my real angel

I remember when, back then

Fell down, hurt myself

You came, rushing

One kiss and it healed itself

I was in school, not cool

All the other girls were better

You shook your head and said instead

My inner beauty mattered

Thank you, Mommy

Thank you for being there for me

Thank you for always loving

For kissing and hugging

Thank you for staying

Thank you for helping

Thank you for when I fell

You’re my real angel

Grew older, a teenager

Nobody understood me

I felt alone until I came home

And you held me tightly

I was ready to not let this through

And stop my dreaming

I didn’t believe, but you said I’ll see

Now a dream’s what I’m living

Thank you, Mommy

Thank you for being there for me

Thank you for always loving

For kissing and hugging

Thank you for staying

Thank you for helping

Thank you for when I fell

You’re my real angel

I’m a lady now

But I’ll be your baby forever

Got my own house

But we’ll always be together

I never forget

Everything you’ve done for me

Because of you I’m happy, safe, and healthy

And, oh, I’m a mother too

But thanks to you

I know just what to do

To make my baby’s dream come true

Thank you, Mommy

Thank you for being there for me

Thank you for always loving

For kissing and hugging

Thank you for staying

Thank you for helping

Thank you for when I fell

You’re my real angel

(x2)

Thank you, Mom

Can't Say A Word

I never really knew what it meant to be alone

Until you defined it for me when you picked up the keys

Left me waking up looking at the space you deserted

I didn’t even get dressed before I ran, but was it worth it?

Should’ve known you were gone, girl

What had I done wrong, girl?

Neighbor calls me up sayin’ how are you?

There’s tension in his voice so I say, “Tell me the truth.”

He’s hesitating, my chest is aching

And then he tells me

There’s a girl who opened your door midnight

She slipped out undressed and there was a car light

Some punk pulled up, pulled her in

She was laughin’ out loud, she was happy within

There was a suitcase and tons of cash

You could see him slip it to her, she was actin’ rash

Didn’t care one bit about you, didn’t look back

I hate to be the one to tell you that

And I don’t say a word

I can’t say a word

There are no words, no

My heart’s just smashed

I tried to get it together, but how do you do it

When the pieces are scattered, when to her nothing mattered?

And seemingly the wedding ring I would’ve used

Would’ve been just another collector’s item but the relationship abused

Didn’t see I’d be out the picture

We were so happy, but for different reasons I know now

She bought time

I gave her my heart

Now I’m so lonely

After the neighbor told me

There’s a girl who opened your door midnight

She slipped out undressed and there was a car light

Some punk pulled up, pulled her in

She was laughin’ out loud, she was happy within

There was a suitcase and tons of cash

You could see him slip it to her, she was actin’ rash

Didn’t care one bit about you, didn’t look back

I hate to be the one to tell you that

And I don’t say a word

I can’t say a word

There are no words, no

My heart’s just smashed

Broken down like a bridge when she cut the ropes

That held me up, that gave me light and gave me hope

And now I’m down in the darkness blaming myself

For ever letting this cheater offer any help

So all you women always blaming us men

Listen to me now it ain’t just them

You break our hearts too

I’d given it all to you

Oh, and they’re asking me, gathering around

How are you doing?

I’m kneeling on the ground

Watching the dollar bills fly

The ones you left me for without goodbye

And I can’t answer

And I can’t answer

I can’t answer

No, I couldn’t say a word when he told me

There’s a girl who opened your door midnight

She slipped out undressed and there was a car light

Some punk pulled up, pulled her in

She was laughin’ out loud, she was happy within

There was a suitcase and tons of cash

You could see him slip it to her, she was actin’ rash

Didn’t care one bit about you, didn’t look back

I hate to be the one to tell you that

And I don’t say a word

I can’t say a word

There are no words, no

My heart’s just smashed

My heart’s just smashed

My heart’s just smashed

I can’t say a word

Drown With You In This Love

Mm, aah, nana, nana, na

Mm, aah, ooh yeah

Mm, aah, lala, lala, la

Mm, aah, oh yeah

Being so close to you

Feeling your soft breath

Smellin’ your sweet perfume

While I’m kissin’ your neck

I can’t step away one bit

My body’s one with yours

There’s nothin’ about you I forget

Would you mind if I explore?

We’re drifting in shallow water

But baby we’ve fallen so deep

I don’t want any other

You’re the piece of my heart I’ll always keep

Come take my hand, angel

Let’s sink together in the ocean

Into a realm of something blissful

While our souls sail with the current

Oh, I wanna drown with you in this love

I wanna drown with you in this love

I wanna drown with you in this love

Don’t need to breathe with you

Your skin is fruitful

Your lips are sugar to mine

You feel so wonderful

Your love fills my thirst like wine

This world turns the color of your blush

My pulse sings for you

Don’t you cry now, hush

Let me heal you the way I do

We’re drifting in shallow water

But baby we’ve fallen so deep

I don’t want any other

You’re the piece of my heart I’ll always keep

Come take my hand, angel

Let’s sink together in the ocean

Into a realm of something blissful

While our souls sail with the current

Oh, I wanna drown with you in this love

I wanna drown with you in this love

I wanna drown with you in this love

Don’t need to breathe with you

Mm, aah, nana, nana, na

Mm, aah, ooh yeah

Mm, aah, lala, lala, la

Mm, aah, oh yeah

Take the air from this world

And I’ll survive

Take you away for a minute

And I will die

The day you leave

Know that I’ll not breathe

Stay this close to me

And when the tide rises, my love

And you can’t stay afloat

I’ll hold you in my arms

I will die when you go, ooh

Drowning in this love

I’m drowning in this love

Drowning in this love with you

(Guitar)

We’re drifting in shallow water

But we’ve fallen so deep