Brown Skin
Brown skin
Skin brown
Always an insult
Always a put down
Low expectations
No chance for a win
Cast down and locked up
Because of the color of my skin
I want to be somebody
Is there any hope for me
No, I tell you
As long as my brown skin is all you see
Brown skin
Skin brown
Rich in tradition and culture
I love being me
My path ain’t been easy
No shortcuts I took
Me and my brown skin
For favor, I knew where to look
Brown skin
Skin brown
Wrapped in the strength, courage, and love
Of those who came before me
Brown skin
Yeah that’s right
I got Kobe and Shaq
My man Dwayne Wade’s tight!
Brown skin Yo! Yo! Yo!
Puffy and JayZ Don’t you know
Can’t forget my boy Usher
And Pants on the Ground
Brown skin
Now I see
It’s who I am inside
Not the skin that makes me
My brown skin
Not a curse like I thought
But an honor and privilege
That my skin chose me
Brown skin
The standard is high
I can be somebody
Because I say so!
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