Sweeter than all, all the world And I'm so proud I'm so proud of you I'm only one fellows girl And I'm so proud (I'm so proud) I'm so proud of you I'm so proud of being loved by you And it would hurt, hurt to know If you ever were untrue Sweeter than the taste of a cherry so sweet And I'm so proud (I'm so proud) I'm so proud of you Compliments to you from all the people that we meet Oh, and I'm so proud Honey, I love you too (I'm so proud) I'm so proud of being loved by you Ooh, ooh I'm so proud of being loved by you Baby I'm so proud of being loved Baby, I'm so proud of you Baby, I'm so proud to love you ? Cause it just the way you hold me ? Cause it just the way you touch me I'm so proud of being loved I'm so proud of you I, baby, I'm so proud Oh, ho I'm so proud of being loved You know that I'm so proud, baby boy

I miss seeing you come alive In a thousand different way I'm seeing you come alive And I am amazed How, you're growing How you're changing So inspiring To me I've seen you grow, I've seen you change I've seen you push through, I've seen you been brave And I just wanna say, I'm so proud of you I think that you're amazing I think that you have so much to offer to the world So much to offer to the world And you are a fighter, you are a fighter I've never seen anyone battle like you have The demons of your past, the fears of the future I've seen you struggle and overcome Though it's night of the soul You are the bravest man I know You are the bravest man I know Oh, you look danger in the face and you say "God is with me, how can I be afraid?" When you tremble and trust, you are brave I say you are brave, and you are strong because you muscle on But because you know your weakness Because you know you're filthy 'Cause you trust, and you hope, and you wake up every morning, you just walk You just walk forward You just walk forward 'Cause you are a fighter Yes, you are a fighter I've never seen anyone battle like you have The demons of your past The fears of your future I'm seeing you struggle and overcoming Took a smile off the soul You're the bravest man I know You're the bravest man I know And I'm so proud of you

Oh, stop, listen my dear You don't know what you mean to me Words could never explain All the things that make you dear to me You're my warm when I'm cold My new when I'm old Sweet rain, make me flower Flower me with love, every hour, baby I'm so proud to have you for my girl I'm so proud to have you for my girl Stop, listen my dear You don't know what you really mean to me If I could write a book Write a book about you, baby Sweet thing, I'm tryin' to explain This is the love I have for you You're my warm, when times are cold And you say it loud to my soul Sunshine, make me bloom Like a rocket, she makes me zoom I'm so proud to have you for my girl (I want you to believe that honey) I'm so proud to have you for my girl Stop, listen my dear Baby, you got to know what you mean to me Stop, listen my dear I'm so proud to have you for my girl Yes, you're warm when I'm cold My new, my new when I'm old Sweet rain, make me flower Oh love, every hour, baby I'm so proud to have you for my girl Listen baby, I'm so proud to have you for my girl Stop, listen my dear Oh baby, you don't know what you mean to me Words can never explain (Oh, listen to me honey) I give you my love, my time and all of my money If you just stop, listen my dear You don't know what you mean, what you mean, what you mean to me I'm so proud to have you for my girl I'm so proud to have you for my girl Stop, listen my dear, baby, baby, yeah You don't know what you mean to me Stop, listen my dear You, you, you, you, you don't have no idea what you mean to me I'm so proud to have you for my girl, baby I'm so proud to have you for my girl I'm so proud to have you for my girl (I really mean it, baby) I'm so proud to have you for my girl (do you believe me honey?) I'm so proud to have you for my girl I'm so proud to have you for my girl...

Uhh, uh huh, yeah, yeah, yeah Uh huh, come on, check it out, check it out, what? Brand Nubian "I'm black and I'm proud" Uh, like that, like that, what? "Say it loud" "I'm black and I'm proud" Come on, come on, come on, come on "Say it loud" We made men in this world, digging for bones The untraceable ones come with no clones A hundred years from now y'all can still get this bomb On the Brand Nubian dot com My name should be mentioned with the Portier, not the Gualtier Although it smell good, I still get mad at Rosewood A Nubian card member since that faithful December In the eighty years, from tears to cheers, things we did should be listed In a pyramid, studied by a little kid Talked about by old jacks with slacks Can I move the black is my first and foremost Can I get a little land for me and mine? Grow vegetables, maybe make a little wine Build with the Gods and the bright sunshine Before we save others we gotta save our own kind "I'm black and I'm proud" "Say it loud" "I'm black and I'm proud" "Say it loud" "I'm black and I'm proud" "Say it loud" "I'm black and I'm proud" "Say it loud" Now did you know it was you who was first to walk the Earth Gave birth to the Universe, uh Afflicted with the curse of the slave Predicted to inherit the earth in the last days Now as we take you home, what we make our own It's written in stone like Commandments Read them every now and then or when you get the chance Catch a glance through the power lens, see if you could see us advance G-O-D in the dance, reporting freelance Fought for a chance, got you hanging by the seat of your pants Our immediate stance when we came to the game Was completely advanced so no one sounds the same Seven and one-half ounces of brain When we around make sure you bow down to the king Brand Nubian style is how we do our thing So if you feel good, real good Scream it out loud if you black and you proud Feel me now, check my style A brother's resume run longer than the Nile Justice cipher born to teach man, woman and child In the land of the lost where my people went foul Do the knowledge, black, look at the way that we act Smoking crack or each other with the gat The only race of people who kill self like that I deal with actual facts to keep my mind on track I love y'all that's why I say these things Watch me transform chickenheads to queens Rhymes full of protein like rice and beans Brand Nubian cats here to change all that The maker, the owner, the cream of the Earth Proud to be black because the black man's first My flow frequency is at a million megahertz So when I spit my verbals I'm heard around the Universe (Yeah, yeah, yeah) So don't front, say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud

I only love you 'Cause I knew you 'Cause I know you love me Don't know Why you had to do me What you wanted from me Don't know Why when I'm with you It feel like gettin' money If you keep me Please don't leave me Out here looking dummy Bitch, I was desperate I needed attention I needed affection Needed protection Needed your presence I was obsessive I was possessive I was offensive I was defensive I was demented I kept you guessin' I had you stressin' I had apprehensions I didn't mention I was pathetic Uninterested I wasn't invested But I was tempted And I was tested And I was bested I got the message Took your suggestions I done reflected This a confession You were a blessing You were a lesson I learned that I'm Destined If I left an impression I hope it's impressive I only love you 'Cause I knew you 'Cause I know you love me Don't know Why you had to do me What you wanted from me Don't know Why when I'm with you It feel like gettin' money If you keep me Please don't leave me Out here looking dummy