Skin Deep
What upWhat upListen
[Verse 1:]What you starin' in the mirror forTellin' yourself ya uglyWhat you wearing those high heels forWhen they're torturing your feet (you know they're killing you)Why you puttin' all that make-up onHiding your pretty face (Uh uh)Blowin' all your money in that salonTryin' to find ya place (no)
[Bridge:]In this world you fit inOr you're out and you're madeTo believeThat this is what it's all about
[Chorus:]And don't you knowReal beauty shines from withinIt's what you wearing under your skinYour perfect imperfectionsLed you in the wrong directionAnd made you thinkThat you are incompleteBut looks are only skin deepoh oh yeah yeah
[Verse 2:]Why you flippin through the magazineTrying to be those girls (well stop it)Gettin' all frustratedBut it's not the end of the world (its superficial)So what if you can't get into a size threeYou're beautiful to me (beautiful to me)Stop trying to be Tyra's top modelGirl go and find your own way to follow
[Bridge:]In this world you fit inOr you're out and you're madeTo believeThat this is what it's all about
[Chorus:]And don't you knowReal beauty shines from withinIt's what you wearing under your skinYour perfect imperfectionsLed you in the wrong directionAnd made you thinkThat you are incompleteBut looks are all your skin deep
From the side walkTo the boardwalkTo the cat walkDon't talkAbout the way you walkBut it's not your faultSo if the girls talk,Watch you like a hawkThey love to hateAnd they can't waitTo get insideAnd make you cryCry, cry, cry, cryJust let 'em knowThat you made ya ownNow being you is not all wrongDo ya thangLet your light shineThey'll come aroundIn God's time
And if they don'tJust let it beWhen they stop being shallowThen they'll seeGirl, I'm tellin' you (Come on!)
Just be your self!
[Bridge:]In this world you fit inOr you're out and you're madeTo believe yeahThat this is what it's all about
[Chorus:]And don't you knowReal beauty shines from withinIt's what you wearing under your skinYour perfect imperfectionsLed you in the wrong directionAnd made you thinkThat you are incompleteBut looks are only skin deepOh OhhYeeah