Standards - Sacha & The Reklaws

They said You've got weeds growing in your hair A web of tangled dandelions a mess on your head A picture of confusion this is not what beauty is straighten your hair Your face is the colour of the ground I walk on Your beneath me Your skin needs the colour of the crystals made on Our seashores I was ashamed made to believe I'm unworthy not as deserving For a black kid like me I had to agree See what they see Change a lot of me To fit their narrative And be accepted in Never lower your standards down Never lower your standards down Never lower your standards down Never lower your standards down I put aside my heritage Leaned into their privilege Subdued my personality So I could make them comfortable Make myself approachable So I could make some friends And meet their standards My face is the colour of the ground I walk on Why would they see me My skin bleeds red like every other human But this dark shade makes me threatening An easy target For a black woman like me I'm standing up for my needs I'm beyond what they think of me I'm not changing for nobody I'm not just a word in their narrative I'll fight for my right to be seen as equal If not for me I'm doing it for my kids

Girl you're pretty good at whiskey But can you shoot shine Sure you've been on a farm but you ain't been on mine Was there dust on your driveway Hay in the pasture Did your momma make cobbler Did your daddy drive a tractor Girl you talk a lot like East Tennessee Well wherever you're from Hell that's where I need to be 'Cause these boots these boots need to keep two steppin' Them beers them beers on ice keep sweatin' That dress that dress needs to keep on spinnin' Around and around and around You're sayin' everything with your neon eyes Way you're scootin' them boots it's gonna be a long night But it won't be long 'for we make our way back to the house Ya that's what I'm honky tonkin' about Honky tonkin' Honky tonkin' Honky tonkin' about Honky tonkin' Honky tonkin' about It's so crowded in here You can't even stand They turned on top 40 Turned off that band Whatcha say we four-wheel drive it out to 40-acre land Start a party of our own If ya wanna we can 'Cause these boots these boots need to keep two steppin' Them beers them beers on ice keep sweatin' That dress that dress needs to keep on spinnin' Around and around and around You're sayin' everything with your neon eyes Way you're scootin' them boots it's gonna be a long night But it won't be long 'for we make our way back to the house Ya that's what I'm honky tonkin' about Honky tonkin' about That's what I'm Honky tonkin' about Honky tonkin' about Was there dust on your driveway Hay in the pasture Did your momma make cobbler Did your daddy drive a tractor 'Cause girl you talk a lot like East Tennessee And I think I need to take you back home with me 'Cause these boots these boots need to keep two steppin' Them beers them beers on ice keep sweatin' That dress that dress needs to keep on spinnin' Around and around and around You're sayin' everything with your neon eyes Way you're scootin' them boots it's gonna be a long night But it won't be long 'for we make our way back to the house Ya that's what I'm honky tonkin' about Honky tonkin' Honky tonkin' Honky tonkin' about Honky tonkin' Honky tonkin' Honky tonkin' about Honky tonkin' Honky tonkin' Honky tonkin' about