That Girl

I pulled a flower from the garden of pure Fleur de Jardins

Her bloodline mixed, the Philippines with New Orleans

The vibe made me think of Diahann Carroll in Claudine

Whoever couldn't see it, then so be it like I mean

A queen nightingale and her wings whisper the sky a tale

The sun and moon are her biggest fans, they send her mail

Skin caramel, a magnetism none could parallel

From Venus to Venezuel', they call her Miss Michelle

Her beauty truly a treasure, her laughter was a song

No way I could ever be right if lovin' her was wrong

There was times my character might have been less than strong

She would leave, but she'd always come back where she belong

She got the whole wide world under her finger

When we were young, she came in and stung me with a stinger

My Nefertiti, Amina, Makeba, my Azinga

The light in which I'ma linger

I'd probably do anything for that girl

That girl break your heart

That girl tear you apart

Some nights, I lay awake and feel all of my thoughts runnin'

I tally my regrets, upsets, and shortcomings

What have I been taught from 'em? Some souls are sutured

And when you support someone, you invest in the future

Some days, it's apple cider, the next could be kombucha

Or celery through the juicer and tellin' me, "Do a booster"

She mighty, Aphrodite and never a true Medusa

She's never been too obtrusive long as we been exclusive

At first, love was elusive, this old heart was icy

The cold part: I thought the final wifey was unlikely

My lover friend, my spiritual twin, yeah, nothing like me

And rightfully so, I never met somebody more striking

And yo, she got the whole wide world under her finger

When we were young, she came in and stung me with a stinger

My Nefertiti, Amina, Makeba, my Azinga

The light in which I'ma linger

I'd probably do anything for that girl

That girl break your heart

That girl tear you apart