Brown Skin Girl

Brown skin girl Your skin just like pearls The best thing in the world I'd never trade you for anybody else, singing Brown skin girl Your skin just like pearls The best thing in the world I'd never trade you for anybody else, singing She said she really grew up poor like me Don't believe in nothing but the Almighty Just a little jeans and a pure white tee She never dream for ever be nobody wifey, yeah She Wilhelmina pretty, but she heart is a maze Play ya like a villain 'cause she caught in a wave Tonight, I am walking away Nine-to-five mind, on the grind, yeah, yeah Tonight, I might fall in love Depending on how you hold me I'm glad that I'm calming down Can't let no one come control me Keep dancing and call it love She fights it, but falling slowly If ever you are in doubt Remember what mama told me Brown skin girl Ya skin just like pearls Your back against the world I'd never trade you for anybody else, say Brown skin girl Ya skin just like pearls The best thing inna di world I'd never trade you for anybody else, say Pose like a trophy when Naomi's walking She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in Drip broke the levee when my Kellys roll in I think tonight, she might braid her braids Melanin too dark to throw her shade (Shade) She minds her business and wines her waist Gold like 24K, okay Tonight, I might fall in love Depending on how you hold me I'm glad that I'm calming down Can't let no one come control me Keep dancing and call it love She fights it, but falling slowly If ever you are in doubt Remember what mama told me Brown skin girl Ya skin just like pearls Your back against the world I'd never trade you for anybody else, say Brown skin girl Ya skin just like pearls The best thing inna di world (The best about the world) I'd never trade you for anybody else, say Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (Lately) Wish you could trade eyes with me 'cause (Oh) There's complexities in complexion But your skin, it glow like diamonds Pigment like the earth, you be giving birth To everything alive, baby, know your worth I love everything about you, from your nappy curls To every single curve, your body natural Same skin that was broken Be the same skin taking over Most things out of focus view But when you're in the room, they notice you (Notice you) 'Cause you're beautiful Yeah, you're beautiful Them men, them gon' fall in love (In love) With you and all of your glory (Glory) Your skin is not only dark (Only) It shines and it tells your story (Story) Keep dancing, they can't control you (Ah) They watching, they all adore you If ever you are in doubt Remember what mama told you Brown skin girl (Brown skin girl) Ya skin just like pearls (Brown skin girl) Your back against the world (Oh) I'd never trade you for anybody else, say (No, no) Brown skin girl (Brown skin girl) Ya skin just like pearls (Brown skin) The best thing about the world I'd never trade you for anybody else, say Brown skin girl Your skin just like pearls The best thing in the world I'd never trade you for anybody else, singing