I've been walking down this road For about 35 years now, and I can tell you, it's been one hell of a ride And I've been carrying my father's words that he said to me Learn to be wise, walk with integrity and be honest And I can hear my grandma say, child I've got nothing to give you But may God be with you, in that distant land I am an African girl, well I know where I'm coming from And I know who I want to be I am trying to defying everything they said of us We who have chocolate skin In the back of my mind all I can hear ooh ooh are voices Of those who are here and those who've already gone And I can hear them whispering, mwari witu, When you go their land, please represent us well And I can hear my grandma say, child I've got nothing to give you But may God be with you, in that distant land I am an African girl, and I know where I'm coming from And I know who I want to be I am trying to defying everything they said of us We who have chocolate skin x2 I will sing, I will sing, I will sing Ngai, wa Ibrahamu, ithe witu, udirikane Tondu wa thakame ya murugwo, udirikane, udirikane Ndeithagia maundu makwa mothe, ndikamachonorithie, udirikane Ndeithagia maundu makwa mothe, ndikamachonorithie, udirikane I will sing, I will sing, I will sing I am an African girl, and I know where I'm coming from And I know who I want to be I am trying to defying everything they said of us We who have chocolate skin