["I'm not the average girl from your video","A misconception, a vast deception","I'm not the average girl from your video","","","My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes","India Arie","My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes","Put your salt on the shelf","No matter what I'm wearing I will always be","","And I know my creator didn't make no mistakes on me","But I learned to love myself unconditionally","But I learned to love myself unconditionally","It really just depends on whatever feels good to my soul","","Ain't nothing that I'm saying law","No matter what I'm wearing I will always be","All I need is my guitar","And I ain't built like a supermodel","","Don't be offended this is all my opinion","Sometimes I comb my hair and sometimes I won't","And I ain't built like a supermodel","But I learned to love myself unconditionally","","Because I am a queen","Keep your crystal and your pistol","Because I am a queen","I'm rather have a pretty piece of crystal","My feet, my thighs, my lips, my eyes, I'm loving what I see","I not the average girl from your video","Am I less of a lady if I don't where a panty hose","","Don't need your silicone, I prefer my own","Something got to change","Because I am a queen","I not the average girl from your video","","Keep your fancy drinks, and your expensive minks","But I've drawn the conclusion, it's all an illusion","My momma said \"A lady ain't what she wears but what she knows\"","'Cause every thing's gonna be alright","I'm not the average girl from your video","I'm not the average girl from your video","Confusion's the name of the game","Of a life learned lesson","And I ain't built like a supermodel","Depend of how the wind blows I might even paint my toes","Because I am a queen","I don't need that to have a good time","India Arie","My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes","","My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes","And I ain't built like a supermodel","I not the average girl from your video","India Arie","","So get in when you fit in","This is a true confession","","No matter what I'm wearing I will always be","","Go on and love yourself","I was sent here to share with y'all","India Arie","","Clear your mind now is the time","Every freckle on my face is where it's suppose to be","Go on and shine","Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes I don't","I not the average girl from your video","When I look in the mirror and the only one there is me","Keep your expensive cars and your caviar","But I learned to love myself unconditionally","What God gave me is just fine?","No matter what I'm wearing I will always be"]
Performed by: India.Arie Written by: India Arie; Carlos Broady; Reginald Hargis; Shannon Sanders
Credits: Arie, India (Songwriter); Broady, Carlos (Songwriter); Hargis, Reginald (Songwriter); Sanders, Shannon (Songwriter); GOLD AND IRON PUBLISHING (Publisher); SIX JULY PUBLISHING (Publisher); SONY/ATV MELODY (Publisher); SONY/ATV TUNES LLC (Publisher); WB MUSIC CORP. (Publisher)
"Video" is the first single released by American singer India.Arie from her album Acoustic Soul. This song is her most successful one to date on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2002, "Video" was nominated for four Grammy Awards: "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year", "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" and "Best R&B song". The song also contains a sample of "Fun" by Brick and a sample of "Top Billin'" by Audio Two.
