Sam Anderson - Hello, Lakisha lyrics

my name's lakisha named after my dad his name's lakostia goes by coz i go by kish because its shorter and to me a lot less obvious at home my momma she calls me kisha but at the school yard there were a million when i was young i needed freedom and to feel i stood out in this world (too many girls) just. stand. out. i was sixteen i wanted money i put lakisha on my resume how funny it was a joke i found that no one would call me back because of it (oh sh**) i'll tell you the truth like when i moved to new york nobody knew name i put my head down and worked like 2 jobs at a time learned to read between the lines i'll say i'm kish on my resume this time! i was meant to be named india after my greatest grandmother (that's her name) but someone had a baby first and the name was given right to her (what a shame) i'd probably end up a lot more conscious i'd burn some incense i'd pray to rocks and its hard to say who you would be if you were named after somebody else but i feel guilty stereotyping would have me leave it out of all and everything some people like to a**ume different but in truth i'm not a bit ashamed (it's my name) when i sign my signature its with an “l” and never with a “k” you call me kilo but lakisha forever will be my name