Summertime (feat. Barbara Douglas, Samara Joy & Ayanna Fowler)

We must have the talk
The talk before you walk into places that I cannot save you from
Your day is soon to come and the world will erupt
As you elegantly emerge from that cocoon
They will swoon asking you to make room
For a seat at a table that you've built yourself
Queen, please remember you are the vertebrae of the universe
You are calmer than the sea
You are soft like the wind
You are lightning and thunder
You are warmer than the sun
Daughter please adjust your own crown
As you walk into places that I cannot save you from

(Instrumental)

Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich
And your ma, she's good lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry

I now see what my mother feared
This place called home making sense of her tears
Mother, you were right
And I now know that my hair is thick and warm like wool
That my skin is brown and loud like the sounds of silence
That my presence is strong yet soft like soil
I am the Queen of resiliency
Hate drips off my back like water on oil
Mother don't you fear
They need us

One of these mornings, you're gonna rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
But 'til that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you
With mommy and daddy standin' by

We must have the talk
Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Your day is soon to come
Fish are jumpin'
You are lightning and thunder
And the cotton is high
Your skin is brown and loud
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma, she's good lookin'
You are the Queen of resiliency
So hush, little baby, baby don't you cry
Don't you fear
They need us

Cry (Don't you cry)