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Brown Skin

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Brown Skin was released on March 27, 2001 by Motown as a part of the album Acoustic Soul

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

India.Arie

Guitar

Mark Batson

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Mark Batson

Songwriter

Shannon Sanders

Shannon Sanders

Songwriter

India Arie Simpson

India Arie Simpson

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

India.Arie

Producer

Mark Batson

Producer

Avery Johnson

Recording Engineer

Alvin Speights

Mixing Engineer

Chris Athens

Mastering Engineer

Kedar Massenburg

Kedar Massenburg

Executive Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin (Brown skin)

I can't tell where yours begins, I can't tell where mine ends

(Hey)

Brown skin, up against my brown skin (Brown skin)

Need some every now and then, oh, yeah

(Hey)

[Verse 2]

Where are your people from?

Maybe Mississippi or an island

Apparently your skin has been kissed by the sun

You make me want a Hershey's Kiss, your Licorice

[Verse 3]

Every time I see your lips

It makes me think of honey-coated chocolate

Your kisses are worth more than gold to me

I'll be your Almond Joy, you'll be my sugar daddy, hey

[Verse 4]

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin (Brown skin)

I can't tell where yours begins, I can't tell where mine ends

(Hey)

Brown skin, up against my brown skin (Brown skin)

Need some every now and then, oh

(Hey)

[Verse 5]

Every time you come around

Somethin' magnetic pulls me and I can't get out

Disoriented, I can't tell my up from down

All I know is that I wanna lay you down

[Verse 6]

Every time I let you in

Abracadabra, magic happens as we swim

Higher and higher, finally we reach Heaven

Come back to Earth and then we do it all again, yeah

[Verse 7]

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin (Brown skin)

I can't tell where yours begins, I can't tell where mine ends

(Hey)

Brown skin, up against my brown skin (Brown skin)

Need some every now and then, oh, yeah

(Hey)

[Verse 8]

Skin so brown, lips so round, baby, how can I be down?

Beautiful Mahogany, you make me feel like a queen

(You make me feel like a queen)

Tell me what's that thing you do that makes me wanna get next to you

Yeah (Yeah)

[Verse 9]

Hey

[Verse 10]

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin (Brown skin)

I can't tell where yours begins, I can't tell where mine ends

(Hey)

Brown skin, up against my brown skin (Brown skin)

Need some every now and then, every now and then

(Hey)

[Verse 11]

Brown skin, you know I love your brown skin (Brown skin)

I can't tell where yours begins, I can't tell where mine ends

(Hey)

Brown skin, up against my brown skin (Brown skin)

Need some every now and then, oh

(Hey) Oh

Written by: India.Arie, Mark Batson, Shannon Sanders

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