Yo we was talking earlier and I was telling you talking bout life
I feel like 
life is like braided hair
Its sorta like twist you know
Bout braided hair 
like twist
You know three strands twist together
Ultimately you get to 
where you wanna get to 

From the same dirt from the heels of my 
ancestors
The naked roads and the fields where the pain festered
And I 
wonder where the hold came from
In the deeps of my heart make me yearn for 
the drum
It's the same place where the cross is burned
The same place 
where the loss was earned
It's the place where the floss was yearned
Gold 
teeth and bling ice on the ring baby sure 

We've all got things that are 
hanging about
Things that make us cool, 
Things that make us whack, 

Things that make us mad
Things we wish we never had done
But they're 
just the things that make us real
Not the maps to guide where we go from 
here
The road twists and braids our hair
Until we all get there 

I 
like that I don't know some mysteries
Ancient things and 
beginnings
Excited about the day when I don't have to hear all the 
theories
My scalp needs some grease
It's the same place where the crosses 
burned
The same place where the loss was earned
The only way we all can 
learn
Is if we have these braids with the twist and turns so 

Walking 
in the race of life
Looking for my own pace
Not always wanting to but I 
have to
Sometimes feeling like I've bitten off much more than I could 
chew
But the wind goes though my hair
Lifts me up with ease not a 
crease
Hair full of grease no weave embracing me
It's you I see
I am 
you and you are me I see yeah
I am you and you are me I see 

We might 
survive as brothers yeah or perish here as fools
Go place your bets
Don't 
bet too soon
You might find me in another
Feels like someone you once 
knew
You know that face yeah we all do
Braided hair (what's it all 
for?)