Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu & Stephen Marley
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu & D’Angelo
Erykah Badu
Lyrics by Badu, music by Badu and Andre Young. Production by Badu and James Poyser.
In this song, Badu sings to women who carry around emotional baggage from past relationships in which men did not treat them as they should have. Badu sings from the heart and with a lot of feeling.
[Verse 1]
Bag lady, you gone hurt your back
Draggin' all them bags like that
I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold onto
Is you, is you, is you
[Pre-Chorus]
One day, all them bags gon' get in your way
One day, all them bags gon' get in your way
I said one day, all them bags gon' get in your way
One day, all them bags gon' get in your way
[Chorus]
So, pack light, pack light
Pack light, pack light
Ooh, ooh
[Verse 2]
Bag lady, you gon' miss your bus
You can't hurry up 'cause you got too much stuff
When they see you coming, niggas take off running
From you, it's true, oh, yes, they do
[Pre-Chorus]
One day, he gon' say, "You crowding my space"
One day, he gon' say, "You crowding my space"
I said one day, he gon' say, "You crowding my space"
One day, he gon' say, "You crowding my space"
[Chorus]
So, pack light, pack light
Pack light, pack light
Ooh, ooh
[Bridge]
Girl, I know sometimes it's hard
And we can't let go
Oh, when someone hurts you, oh so bad inside
You can't deny it, you can't stop crying
So, oh, oh, oh
If you start breathin', you won't believe it
You'll feel so much better, so much better, baby
[Outro]
So where my garbage bag lady
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
What about my grocery bag lady?
(Bet ya love could make it better)
I'm talking to my Gucci bag lady
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
What about my paper sack lady?
(Bet ya love could make it better)
What about my nickel bag lady?
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
Backpack on ya back, back lady
(Bet ya love could make it better)
What about my booty bag lady?
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
And what about the cheeba sack babies?
(Bet ya love could make it better)
So what about the plastic bag lady?
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
And my baby bag mamas, yeah
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
All my bookbag ladies
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
Ziploc bag lady
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
What about my Fendi bag ladies?
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
All of my shopping bag ladies
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
Bag Lady was written by Erykah Badu & Isaac Hayes & Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg & Kurupt & Nate Dogg & Bryan Bailey & Shaun Martin & 6-Two.
Bag Lady was produced by Erykah Badu & James Poyser.
Erykah Badu released Bag Lady on Tue Nov 21 2000.
Badu confirmed the double-meaning behind the song after responding to a tweet on September 20, 2020:
It’s about both . Carrying mental emotional baggage can manifest into physically holding onto bags and things we don’t need. The song was a note to my future self . I’m letting go of more everyday ....