Nah, it's worded kinda oddly...
I should've said "... if people knew all the stuff I read, they would look at me cockeyed, because they don't understand me..."
True.
If you could've seen me though, with my head LITERALLY turned sideways tryna decipher that thang, you would've pulled something laughin'.

That awkward moment when the class begins discussing racism, and you're the only black person in attendance.
That's when you give them your all-seeing eye.
Translation: Yea, g'head and axe (int.) me OOOOOONNNNNNNNNE silly, "Well, why do blacc people...?" question. ONE!