Beyonce — BROWN SKIN GIRL (ft. SAINt JHN & Wizkid, Blue Ivy Carter)

Brown skin girlYour skin just like pearlsThe best thing in the worldNever trade you for anybody elseSingin’ brown skin girlYour skin just like pearlsThe best thing in the worldI never trade you for anybody else, singin’…She said she really grew up poor like meDon’t believe in nothin’ but the almightyJust a likkle jeans and a pure white teeShe never did forever be nobody wifey, yeahSo while I may not pretty boy, your heart is amissPlay it like a villain ’cause she caught in a waveTonight I am walkin’ away9 to 5 mind, on the grind, yeah, yeahTonight I might fall in love, dependin’ on how you hold meI’m glad that I’m calmin’ down, can’t let no one come control meKeep dancin’ and call it love, she fightin’ but fallin’ slowlyIf ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told meBrown skin girl, ya skin just like pearlsYour back against the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayBrown skin girl, ya skin just like pearlsThe best thing in all the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayPose like a trophy when Naomis walk inShe need an Oscar for that pretty dark skinPretty like Lupita when the cameras close inDrip broke the levee when my Kellys roll inI think tonight she might braid her braidsMelanin too dark to throw her shadeShe minds her business and wines her waistGold like 24k, okayTonight I might fall in love, dependin’ on how you hold meI’m glad that I’m calmin’ down, can’t let no one come control meKeep dancin’ and call it love, she fightin’ but fallin’ slowlyIf ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told meBrown skin girl, ya skin just like pearlsYour back against the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayBrown skin girl, ya skin just like pearlsThe best thing in all the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayOh, have you looked in the mirror lately? (Lately)Wish you could trade eyes with me (Because)There’s complexities in complexionBut your skin, it glow like diamondsDig me like the earth, you be giving birthTook everything in life, baby, know your worthI love everything about you, from your nappy curlsTo every single curve, your body naturalSame skin that was broken be the same skin takin’ overMost things out of focus, viewBut when you’re in the room, they notice you (Notice you)’Cause you’re beautifulYeah, you’re beautifulThem men, them gon’ fall in love with you and all of your gloryYour skin is not only dark, it shines and it tells your storyKeep dancin’, they can’t control youThey watchin’, they all adore youIf ever you are in doubt, remember what mama told youBrown skin girl (Brown skin girl), ya skin just like pearls (Brown skin girl)Your back against the world (Oh)I 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 in all the worldI never trade you for anybody else, sayBrown skin girlYour skin just like pearlsThe best thing in the worldI never trade you for anybody else, singin’…