Brown Skin Lady

[Sample: Wendell B. Harris, Jr. as William Douglas Street & Alfred Bruce Bradley as Smooth] You got that good hair, too You like what? I like girls with that light complexion on 'em You're a moron I can't help it What? Being a moron? Yeah, that too You're the first one out there with a dashiki talking that crap I'm a victim "Good hair", nigga, you so brainwashed I'm a victim, brother You're a "victim," shut up I'm a victim of four hundred years of conditioning Shut up The Man has programmed my conditioning Mhm Even my conditioning has been conditioned [Intro: Talib Kweli & Mos Def] -Calling girls bitches But most of y'all brothers came from your mothers Lookin' all sweet (Black Star keep shinin') And be like yo, let me ask you somethin' I wanna know (Black star keep shinin'), I wanna know who you are [Chorus: Mos Def & Talib Kweli] Brown skin lady, hey hey Yes Where you goin'? This goes to the brown skin ladies, yo Brown skin lady Indigenous women of the planet Earth What you doin'? Givin' birth to the brown skin ladies first Brown skin lady For what it's worth, from me to you How do you feel? From me to you, watchin' you [Bridge: Mos Def, Talib Kweli & Both] I like the way you walk, when you walk on by I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the way you walk I like the way you move, when you do that dance Yes, I like the way you move I like the way you walk, when you walk on by I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the way you walk I like the way you move, when you do that dance Please, won't you do that dance? And everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say (Ow) (Yes they do) On the block Everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say (Ow) There she is! [Verse 1: Talib Kweli] Fresher than Tony Rebel's vegetables at African street festivals Where incredible women is plentiful Over the years, I met a few, none of them compare to you Preparin' you to make fruit bearable, somethin' terrible, let's see: You fruitful, beautiful, smart, lovable, huggable Doable like art, suitable to be part of my life Coppertone owe you copyright infringement, pay You been this tan since way back in the day It's like I'm standin' there, you know, appreciatin' God's design And then you showed up, it's like you read my mind Damn, she's fine! I think I'd add the R-E in front of that And see if she D to get wit' a cat like me [Bridge: Mos Def & Talib Kweli] I like the way you walk, when you walk on by I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the way you walk I like the way you move, when you do that dance Yes, I like the way you move I like the way you walk, when you walk on by I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the way you walk I like the way you move, when you do that dance Please, won't you do that dance [Refrain: Mos Def] And everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say Ow (Yes they do) On the block Everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say Ow There she is! [Verse 2: Mos Def] Ooh! Damn, baby girl, look at you! Comin' on the block, lookin' fresh and brand new Ooh! Head wrap cover your hairdo Pretty feet peekin' through open-toed shoe Ooh! No limit to what I would do Make love to you like long interview Whooh! Is she for real? Me like you Good look, champion, win the title True, many man try invite you Shot down lyric each time they cyph' you Jewel, what man, ya get born inside zoo? Feet, they walk way and just let she pass through Ooh! Can't be a next one like you Famous like tapes made by DJ Clue I tighten up my game as I approach you Yo, check her, she the nectar the bee get close to [Verse 3: Talib Kweli] I don't get many compliments, but I am confident Used to have a complex about gettin' too complex You got me, willin' to try, looked me in the eye My head is still in the sky, since you walked on by, I'm feelin' high Got my imagination flickerin' like hot flames is how it seems You make me wanna ride the Coltrane to A Love Supreme My brown lady, create environments for happy brown babies (Yes) I know it sounds crazy (Yes) But your skin's the inspiration for cocoa butter You provoke a brother, we should get to know one another I discover when I bring you through, my people say "True!" All I can say is all praise due, I thank God for a beauty like you [Chorus: Mos Def & Talib Kweli] Brown skin lady, hey hey Yes Where you goin'? This goes to the brown skin ladies yo Brown skin lady Indigenous women of the planet Earth What you doin'? Givin' birth to the brown skin ladies first Brown skin lady For what it's worth, from me to you How do you feel? From me to you, watchin' you [Bridge: Mos Def & Talib Kweli] I like the way you walk, when you walk on by I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the way you walk I like the way you move, when you do that dance Yes, I like the way you move I like the way you walk, when you walk on by I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the way you walk I like the way you move, when you do that dance Please, won't you do that dance [Refrain: Mos Def] And everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say Ow On the block Everybody on the avenue I know, when they see her say Ow There she is! [Interlude: Mos Def] She's a brown skinned lady! Such a brown skinned lady She's a brown skinned lady! She's a brown skinned lady She's a brown skinned lady! She's a brown skinned lady [Outro: Talib Kweli] Baby, what you mean you don't think you look good? You know what some people put themselves through To look just like you? Dark stockin', high heels, lipstick, alla that You know what? Without makeup, you're beautiful Whatcha you need to paint the next face for? We're not dealin' with the European standard of beauty tonight So turn off the TV, put the magazine away In the mirror, tell me what you see See the evidence of divine presence Women in the Caribbean, they got the, golden sun I know women on the continent got it Nigeria and Ghana, you know they got it Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique And Botswana, to let it speak How 'bout Latinas, Colombianas Cubanas, Dominicanas, Tahinians Of course, the Brooklyn women walk that walk And the Bronx women walk that walk Hunnies from Queens walk that walk NYC, ATL, LA, Cincinnati, the Bay Area Got the cocoa butter brown skinned ladies doin' their thing In London and Paris, cocoa butter brown sk...