Pretty Like Me

I was 18, when they first flew me out to LA Thinking I was ahead of the game So many promises showered in praise Thought I'd made it But they twisted the words that they said Put these negative thoughts in my head Still can't forget Too much hair Too much weight Too much color Get rid of the melanin Smell of the chemicals stained on my skin They want everything but the body I'm in I'm just trying to be I'm learning how to be Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Thinking that I'll be Someday I'd like to be Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Like me Made so many sacrifices Left my family behind Took 6 years of time to recover Couldn't trust anyone Not even friend or a lover Almost lost my mother Lost sight of forever And that's when I knew I had to do better I'm getting back to myself I'm just trying to be I'm learning how to be Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Thinking that I'll be Someday I'd like to be Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me And now I don't even Look in the mirror at night Hoping one day I'll look up and recognize I'm just trying to be I'm learning how to be Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me Thinking that I'll be Someday I'd like to be Pretty, pretty like me Pretty, pretty like me