Brown skin girl Your skin just like pearls The best thing in the world Never trade you for anybody else Singin' brown skin girl Your skin just like pearls The best thing in the world I never trade you for anybody else, singin' She said she really grew up poor like me Don't believe in nothin' but the Almighty Just a lil' jeans and a pure white tee She never did forever be nobody wifey, yeah So while I may not pretty boy, your heart is a miss Play it like a villain 'cause she caught in a wave Tonight I am walkin' away Lined up my mind, on the grind, yeah, yeah Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' 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 never trade you for anybody else, say Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls The best thing in all the world I never trade you for anybody else, say Pose like a trophy when Naomi's walk in She need an Oscar for that pretty dark skin Pretty like Lupita when the cameras close in Drip broke the levy when my killas roll in I think tonight she might braid her braids Melanin too dark to throw her shade She minds her business and winds her waist Gold like 24k, okay Tonight I might fall in love, dependin' on how you hold me I'm glad that I'm calmin' down, can't let no one come control me Keep dancin' and call it love, she fightin' but fallin' 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 never trade you for anybody else, say Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls The best thing about the world I never trade you for anybody else, say Oh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (Lately) Wish you could trade eyes with me (Because) There's complexities in complexion But your skin, it glow like diamonds Dig me like the earth, you be giving birth Took everything in life, 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 Them men, them gon' fall in love with you and all of your glory Your skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your story Keep dancin', they can't control you They watchin', they all adore you If ever you are in doubt Remember what mama told you Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls Your back against the world I never trade you for anybody else, say Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls The best thing about the world I never trade you for anybody else, say Brown skin girl, ya skin just like pearls The best thing in all the world I never trade you for anybody else, singin'