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plain white tee

a song about self-acceptance
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wanted to write something that made me feel the way india.arie’s video did when I first heard it. first music video I ever filmed, and it was a silly, good time—even though looking back now, it feels more silly than good. one day I’ll stop being embarrassed by my past self.

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plain white tee (lyrics)

plain white tee (lyrics)

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bust in the room like im in a saloon
look fresh to death wearing fruit of the loom
people break necks just to look and see
cuz they can't take their eyes off my plain white tee

some of y'all rollin in a suit and tie
spend a lotta money, lookin extra fly
yeah, you look good, but not like me
cuz you cant hold a candle to a plain white tee

i know you rollin on some louis v
ice on the wrist so everybody see
might not be my place to disagree
but when the black light hit me i don’t stop glowing
so go on with your fancy, and i'll keep showing off my

plain white tee
plain white tee
don’t i look good in a plain white tee
some of y’all cats prefer versace
but i’ma be fine in my plain white tee

plain white tee
plain white tee
bout to roll up on a pyt
ain't gotta be rich with a body like me
cuz i’ma be fine in a plain white tee

billboards cover every inch of sky
bored-to-death models for the camera eye
how you look sad when the threads so clean?
you spent all your money, guess the smile ain’t free

i could play ball in a three-piece suit
head to the opera in some timberland boots
shit, i look cute and thats the truth
so props to my momma for the fountain of youth

so go head and do your thing
i'ma look dope in a set of hanes
if you like it, girl, we could get away
but if you just can't wait to get under cover
go ahead, rip it off, i can just buy another

plain white tee
plain white tee
damn i look good in a plain white tee
some of y’all cats prefer givenchy
but i’ma be fine in my plain white tee

plain white tee
plain white tee
ain’t nobody else looking fly like me
can’t never go wrong with a spirit so free
and it don’t get freer than a plain white tee

now i’m not trying to say
that you shouldn’t dress nice and look your best
but you can’t spend cents on confidence, oh no
so come on out and play
be comfortable in your own skin
and we can rule the world while lounging in a

plain white tee
plain white tee
damn i look good in my plain white tee
some of these cats be flossin gucci
but we gon' be fine in a plain white tee

plain white tee
plain white tee
ain’t nobody else looking fly like me
and when i buy 5, get another one free
cuz ain’t no better deal than a…