BROWN SKIN GIRL

Lyrics

[Intro: SAINt JHN & Blue Ivy Carter, Blue Ivy Carter] Brown skin girl Your skin just like pearls The best thing in the world I'd never trade you for anybody else, singin' Brown skin girl Your skin just like pearls The best thing in the world I'd never trade you for anybody else, singin' [Verse 1: Wizkid] She said she really grew up poor like me Don't believe in nothin' but the Almighty Just a likkle 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 walkin' away Nine-to-five mind, on the grind, yeah, yeah [Pre-Chorus: Wizkid] Tonight, I might fall in love Dependin' 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 [Chorus: Wizkid] 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 [Verse 2: Beyoncé] Pose like a trophy when Naomi's walkin' 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 [Pre-Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé] Tonight, I might fall in love Dependin' 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 [Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé, Wizkid & Beyoncé] 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 [Verse 3: Beyoncé] 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 takin' 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 [Pre-Chorus: Beyoncé] 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 dancin', they can't control you (Ahh) They watchin', they all adore you If ever you are in doubt Remember what Mama told you [Chorus: Wizkid & Beyoncé, Beyoncé] 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 [Outro: Blue Ivy Carter] Brown skin girl Your skin just like pearls The best thing in the world I'd never trade you for anybody else, singin'