[Verse 1]
Mama said, "Don't ever bring a white girl home to me"
Papa said, "Niggas catchin' cases every week
So you best stay on your feet"
Crazy (Crazy)
You can't seem to find why you phase me (Phase me)
And I just don't know why you're clingy (Clingy)
She's blind and doesn't understand the feeling
So I've had enough
[Chorus]
I'm fed up with the mall, I'm fed up with my dogs
I'm fed up with the looks that we get in restaurants
And no, it's not a law, but you know we ain't the same
I'm fed up with a world that I know I can't change
I'm fed up with your fam, you fed up with my fam
We try and tell 'em, but they try and tell us that we can't
And no, it's not a law, but you know we ain't the same
I'm fed up with a world that I know I can't change
[Verse 2]
Now I'm fighting the ways in enlight'ing you
And your friends clench their purse
Lock their doors when I'm around
And we both know how that sounds
And your parents, your parents
They don't know about me
I say, "Let's leave town," but I feel like I'd get shot down
And I'm tired, so this ain't worth the risk
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm fed up with the mall, I'm fed up with my dogs
I'm fed up with the looks that we get in restaurants
And no, it's not a law, but you know we ain't the same
I'm fed up with a world that I know I can't change
I'm fed up with your fam, you fed up with my fam
We try and tell 'em, but they try and tell us that we can't
And no, it's not a law, but you know we ain't the same
I'm fed up with a world that I know I can't change
[Bridge]
Mama said, "Don't ever bring a white girl home to me"
Papa said, "Niggas catchin' cases every week
So you best stay on your feet"
Crazy (Crazy)
You can't seem to find why you phase me (Phase me)
And I just don't know why you're clingy (Clingy)
She's blind and doesn't understand the feeling (Feeling)
So I've had enough
[Outro]
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La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Becky was written by MadisonLST & Pasqué & Charlie Brown (OR) & Aminé.
Becky was produced by MadisonLST & Aminé & Pasqué.
I think me and my boys all knew that that was gonna happen. Twitter immediately went into thinking it was an ode to white women. The story is more so about a Black kid growing up in Portland, Oregon. That story is about me in middle school. It completely woke me up to the society of Portland and wha...
In an interview with Genius, Aminé shared his thoughts on each track:
Growing up in the North West I saw a lot of racism […] especially as a Black kid growing up […] I got called the N word multiple times, you know? I got called a nigga like crazy in Oregon and that wasn’t even on some racist shit,...