The reMINDers - I Remember lyrics

[Intro: Aja Black] And I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember [Verse 1:Aja Black] I used to rock a 32 on my shoes Long pony tail and bangs I wore my brothers hand me downs No make up on my face Remembering in them days that they used to call me gay Because the charms I ain't displayed made me target for their play Dynamics of the school yard was predators and prey Shut 'em up quick, with my fists, when they called me names And then I'd runaway to the recesses in my brain And place upon the page all the things I couldn't say I had scars from head to toe, they embarra**ed me much Because the other little girls would call them ugly and such It's like I was the duck, it's like they were the swans While I was drowning in muck, they were swimming on ponds And then one day I had enough Of always being tough Of hiding my scars, and being afraid And always trying to fit inside boxes they made I quit, following the crowd and started finding my way I learned I'm blessed to be me, just the way I am My mother made sure of it, she'd always tell me that The differences in people is where you find the beauty at The differences in people is where you find the beauty at And I remember [Hook] And I remember, I remember, I remember [x4] [Verse 2:Big Samir] Couple of years going to school, rocking the same shoes Broke and embarra**ed hood was always on the morning news No daddy home momma raised us on her own She worked hard and partied I was out with the crew Acting grown, covered my true self by always being wild for the night But really shy and insecure until I learned how to fight Stopped running from skin heads but still picked on for my color Got on that black and proud '74 soul power But back in the congo they called me ?? a child of Europe Grew up a little confused about where I belonged hold up I'm a true product of colonization, discrimination Humiliation, no self determination [Hook] [Aja Black] Back in the day when I was young I'm not a kid anymore [x2] You see life ain't always harmonies and dreams And everything in life ain't always what it seems No matter what they do to bring me down to my knees I'll always believe in me [x3] No matter what they do to bring me down to my knees I'll always believe in me And I remember, I remember, I remember [x4]