it's gonna burn you if u get it
but u needed it from the start
it's gonna take a long time comin
and your hair might fall apart
you really wanna work this out
but u dont dont want your nappy ways to change
u do but i dont think it's best your hair stays the same way
u say tell u why u should get a perm because
it's burnin baby u aint happy baby
plus there's so many other things u can be doing
i think that u should

get a perm
when your hair aint the same and your body dont want to
but you know gotta let it go
cause your hair aint bouncin like it used to
now its out to abuse u
get a perm get a perm gotta get a perm
deep down you know it's best for yourself but you
hate the thought that your hair might fall apart
but you know that its over you know that it's threw
get a perm get a perm gotta get a perm

sendin messages aint supposed to
bout to get a perm but you dont want to
cause the feelin aint the same
got ya self some nappy braids
now tell me do you understand
all the ladies do u feel my pain
its the way you feel
u know its not a mistake and its never too late
to get ya perm intacted
what u gonna do now (now)
to stop the burnin now ooo ooo ooo oo
man you dont know what u gonna do because it's threw
u been nappy too long
its been 50 leven days umm teen hours
it's not over till it gets permed

when your hair aint the same and your body dont want to
but you know gotta let it go
cause your hair aint bouncin like it used to
now its out to abuse u
get a perm get a perm gotta get a perm
deep down you know it's best for yourself but you
hate the thought that your hair might fall apart
but you know that its over you know that it's threw
get a perm get a perm gotta get a perm

you twisted cause one side of sayin you dont need to get a perm
on the otherside you wanna break down and cry ooo ooo
you twisted cause one side of sayin you dont need to get a perm
and on the otherside you wanna break down and cry now
ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
do you feel it burnin
ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo
can you feel it burnin
ooo ooo ooo oooo ooo ooo
so many days so many hours it's not over till it gets permed

when your hair aint the same and your body dont want to
but you know gotta let it go
cause your hair aint bouncin like it used to
now its out to abuse u
get a perm get a perm gotta get a perm
deep down you know it's best for yourself but you
hate the thought that your hair might fall apart
but you know that its over you know that it's threw
get a perm get a perm gotta get a perm