Woman

[Verse 1: Little Simz] Naija women, got the melanin drippin' L-O-N-D-O-N, city girl livin' In the back, lookin' like fire, chili pepper Yoruba girl tougher than imperial leather He was gettin' bitter while she was gettin' better Diamonds are forever Miss Sierra Leone, lookin' like a gem Works hard in the week, party on the weekend Know you wanna live with no one watchin' how you spend Got a thing for the finer things and the finer men, hm Miss Tanzania, she a do or die Say she want to know more 'bout the Sukuma tribe We hit the zoot, once wasn't enough Got an ocean full of knowledge, it was scuba dive Miss Ethiopia can play so jazzy Then sit you down and school you on Selassie [Pre-Chorus: Little Simz] Tell 'em you're nothin' without a woman, no Woman to woman, I just wanna see you glow Tell 'em what's up [Chorus: Cleo Sol] I love how you go from zero to one hundred And leave the dust behind, you've got this All action, no talk [Verse 2: Little Simz] Bajan hunnies, know you reppin' for your country Sun kissin' your brown skin, lookin' like money Say she focusin' on bein' an accountant When you have beauty and brains, they find it astoundin' Why? She been gettin' it on her own, nigga Self made, ain't nobody doin' gold digger Now, Miss India always speaks with her chest Got respect from her people 'cause she leads them the best Hm, real life queen in the flesh Know the crown get heavy, still it be's on your head Brooklyn ladies, know you hustle on the daily Innovatin' just like Donna Summer in the eighties Your time, they seein' you glow now Intelligence and elegance, show 'em how Miss Jamaica understand food for the soul She get up in the kitchen or she throw down [Pre-Chorus: Little Simz] Ain't nothin' without a woman, though Woman to woman, I just wanna see you glow Tell 'em what's up [Chorus: Cleo Sol] I love how you go from zero to one hundred And leave the dust behind, you've got this All action, no talk [Post-Chorus: Cleo Sol, Cleo Sol & Little Simz] I see you glow, you're the finest gold When you walk in the room, they feel your soul Our style, it shines, so ahead of time And you know that you're fire, you're so damn fine, girl Girl, girl, girl, girl Girl, girl, girl, girl [Verse 3: Little Simz] She a Ghana girl Come with it, never let the marijuana fail Though a sucker for the romance, take you to the homeland One way, she ain't comin' back, nah All I see is Black stars and I friggin' love it, yeah, yeah Time's up, tell the people that we comin', yeah, yeah Done bein' in the shadow, goin' public, yeah, yeah Don't know how to bear it, how to stomach, yeah, yeah Hand over the shit and let us run it, yeah, yeah All we know is lookin' flawless, all they know is stare, stare [Pre-Chorus: Little Simz] Ain't nothin' without a woman, though Woman to woman, I just wanna see you glow (Glow, glow) [Chorus: Cleo Sol & Little Simz] I love how you go from zero to one hundred And leave the dust behind, you've got this And lead them with your light You've got this (Woman to woman, I just wanna see you glow) All action, no talk (Tell 'em what's up) [Outro] You know, Simzy Sometimes, you know, I look around And I think of all the things in this country All the great things in life And all the hard work that you've done To get yourself great things in life And how we don't really get great things, necessarily We don't get good things without a little bit of pain And how happiness is the — that's the truth The emptiness we can sometimes feel on the other side I dunno, it just reminds to call you But then you never pick up the phone