[Intro]

Black Pearl, Precious little girl

Let me lift you up where you belong



[Verse 1]

Comin at'cha, can you feel what I'm feelin'

Some soul sister need some natural healing

Gifted but shifted, so come follow me

Cause I'ma take you on a sister to sister journey

Run to get mine, better get 'fore they grab it

Like cold pepsi-cola, gotta say I gots-ta have it

Stayin back too long, when you really got it goin' on

It ain't nothing wrong with being strong, but you don't hear me though



[Chorus]

Black Pearl, Precious little girl

Let me lift you up where you belong

Black Pearl, Precious little girl

You've been in the background much too long



[Verse 2]

Now, all my sisters with the bangles, tryin' on earings

Tryin shopping with the Fendi's and ain't got a penny

High school drop-out, only sixteen like she don't know no better

Don't think it's a crime, cause nobody's there to tell her

Life is scarce, if you don't take a chance you're losin honey

The streets'll be the only place you make your money

Let's get it together, that's the price you have to pay

And if you live for the streets you'll see a better day

One nation, under the groove, we got it open

If we'd just learn to stick together, you know what I mean?

Stop killin' each other, learn to love each other

For the sake of a mother and a brother

Run to get mine, better get 'fore they grab it

Like cold pepsi-cola, gotta say I gots-ta have it

Stayin back too long, when you really got it goin' on

It ain't nothing wrong with being strong, but you don't hear me though



[Chorus]



[Verse 3]

What I'm kickin ain't no joke, you better listen up

Black black pressure, and pretty black pearl

Yeah, I done been around the world and it's still all the same

Everybody's still got a little shame in they game

Scared to admit, well here's something you can lean on

Hum the chorus to this song...

It's a lot of strings attched don't let him play you like a buppy

You gotta stay above it or your just like the rest of 'em

Following some dry-ass dream, scared to move on and be more than you friends

Self-motivation, for your self-motivate set the two

Black Pearl's dedicated from Yo to you

Run to get mine, better get 'fore they grab it

Like cold pepsi-cola, gotta say I gots-ta have it

Stayin back too long, when you really got it goin' on

Now tell me what's wrong with being strong



[Chorus till fade...]