[Verse 1]

Little girl, watching her reflection

As she parts her curls into four sections

She says, "I don't look like them, I don't look like her"

"And I don't want what's on my head"

But baby girl don't be misled (Yeah, yeah)

Young woman reading magazines

Thinking to herself, nobody looks like me

Oh I've got all these curves, all this nerve

Why can't I keep a man?

But baby girl if you love yourself you can

[Chorus 1]

Can't nobody love somebody

That do not love themselves

You are what you choose to be

It's not up to no one else

So be great, be kind

Don't let them dim your light

A woman like the sun should always stay bright

[Verse 2]

Little boy sitting in the bleachers

Staring at, at his dirty sneakers

Thinking my shoes don't shine

Money is tight, I would never get a date

But baby boy that's not what it takes

Young man, always at the center

Finding ways to make his arms look bigger

Saying, "You see those guys?"

"They get all the girls, I just want to be like them"

But baby boy, you're spreading yourself thin

[Chorus 2]

Can't nobody love somebody

That do not love themselves

You are what you choose to be

It's not up to no one else

So be great, be kind

Don't let them dim your light

'Cause a man like the sun should always stay bright

[Outro]

Yes, you are like the sun so always stay bright