[Mos Def]nBe like yo, let me ask you somethingnI want to know, I want to know who you arenn[Mos] nBrown skin lady, hey heynn[Talib] nYesnn[Mos] nWhere you goinnn[Talib] nThis goes to the brown skin ladiesnn[Mos] nBrown skin ladynn[Talib] nYo, indigenous women of the planet Earthnn[Mos] nWhat you doin?nn[Talib] nGivin birth to the brown skin ladies firstnn[Mos] nBrown skin ladynn[Talib] nFor what it's worth, from me to younn[Mos] nHow do you feel?nn[Chorus: Mos (Talib)]n(From me to you, watching you)n(I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the)n(way you walk, yes, I live the way you move)nI like the way you walk, when you walk on bynI like the way you move, I like the WAY you moven(I like the, I like the, I like the, I like the)n(way you walk, please, won't you do that dance)nI like the way you walk, when you walk on bynI like the way you move, I like you babynAnd everybody on the avenue, I know, when they see us singnEverybody on the avenue, I know, when they see us sing, there she isnn[Talib]nFresher than Tony Rebel's vestibules at African street festivalsnMy incredible women is, plentifulnOver the years I met a few, none of them compare to younPreparing you to make food bearable, something terrible, let's see:nYou fruitful, beautiful, smart, lovable, huggablenDoable like art, suitable to be partnOf my life, Coppertone, oh you copyright infringementnPay you bidness ten cents, way back in the daynIt's like I'm standing there you know appreciating God's designnAnd then you showed up, it's like you read my mindnDamn she's fine, I think I add the are-E, in front of thatnAnd see if she D, to get, with a cat like menn[Chorus]nn[Mos Def]nOh! Daring me girl, look at you!nComing on the block looking fresh and brand newnOh! Head wrap cover your hairdonPretty feet peeking through open-toed shoenOh! No limit to what I would donMake love to you like long interviewnWhoa! Is she for real, me like younGood look champion, win the titlenTrue, many man try invite younShot down lyric each time they cyph younJewel, what man you get all insides younFeet they walk way and just that sheik posturenOh! Can't be a next one like younFamous like tapes made by DJ CluenI tighten up my game as I approach younYo check her she the nectar the bee get close tonn[Talib]nI don't get many compliments, but I am confidentnUsed to have a complex about, getting too complexnYou got me, willing to try, looked me in the eyenMy head is still in the sky, since you walked on bynI'm feeling high, got my imagination flickering like hot flamesnIt's how it seems, you make me want to ride the Coltrane to A Love SupremenMy brown lady, creates environments, fornHappy brown babies, I know it sounds crazynBut your skin's the inspiration for cocoa butternYou provoke a brother we should get to know one anothernI discover when I bring you through my people say TRUE, all I can saynIs all praise due I thank you God for a beauty like younn[Mos (Talib)]nBrown skin ladyn(Yes)nWhere you goingn(This goes to the brown skin ladies)nBrown skin ladyn(On the planet Earth today, yes)nWhat you doing?nBrown skin ladynHow do you feel?nn[Chorus]nn[Mos] nThere she is, she's a brown skinned ladynSuch a brown skinned ladynShe's a brown skinned lady [Repeat: x4]nn[Talib]nYou know what some people put themselves throughnTo look just like you?nDark stocking, high heels, lipstick, alla thatnYou know what?nWithout makeup you're beautifulnWhat ya you need to paint the next face fornWe're not dealing with the European standard of beauty tonightnTurn off the TV and put the magazine awaynIn the mirror tell me what you seenSee the evidence of divine presencenWomen of the, Caribbean, they got the, golden sunnI know women on the continent got itnNigeria, and Ghana, you know they got itnTanzania, Namibia and MozambiquenAnd Boths want to, to let it speaknAbout Latina's, columbianasnnTallenas, of course the Brooklyn women walk that walknAnd the Bronx women walk that walknHonies from Queens walk that walk, NYC, ATL, LAnCincinnati, the Bay Area