Bright

Little girl watching her reflection

As she part her curls into four sections

She says

I don't look like them, I don't look like her

And I don't want what's on my head

But, baby girl, don't be misled

Yeah, yeah

Young woman reading magazines

Thinking to herself, nobody looks like me

Oh, I've got all these curves

All this nerve

Why can't I keep a man?

But, baby girl, if you love yourself you can

Can't nobody love somebody that do not love themselves

You are what you choose to be

It's not up to no one else

So be great, be kind

Don't let them dim your life

A woman like the sun should always stay bright, no

Little boy sitting in the bleachers

Staring at, at his dirty sneakers

Thinking, my shoes don't shine

Money is tight

I would never get a date

But, baby boy, oh, that's not what it takes

Mmm, oh

Young man, always at the center

Finding ways to make his arms look bigger

Say kid, you see those guys, they get all the girls

I just want to be like them

But, baby boy, you're spreading yourself thin

'Cause can't nobody love somebody that do not love themselves

You are what you choose to be

It's not up to no one else

So be great, be kind

Don't let them dim your light

'Cause a man, like the sun, should always stay bright, oh

Yes. you are like the sun. so always stay bright