I wear tight clothing and high heel shoes It doesn't mean that I'm a prostitute I like rap music wear hip hop clothes That doesn't mean that I'm sellin' dope Oh please forgive me, for having straight hair It doesn't mean there's another blood in my heirs I might date another race or color Doesn't mean I don't like my strong black brothers Why oh why must it be this way Before you can read me you gotta learn how to see me, I said Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow. Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow So I'm a sistah Buy things with cash That really doesn't mean that all my credit's bad, oooh So why dispute me and waste my time Because you really think the price is high for me I can't look without being watched, no You rang my buy before I made up my mind, ow! Oh now attitude, why even bother I can't change your mind, you can't change my colour Why oh why must it be this way? Before you can read me you gotta learn how to see me, I said Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind Why oh why must it be this way? Before you can read me you gotta learn how to see me, I said Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind and the rest will follow Be colour blind, don't be so shallow Free your mind