Erykah Badu

Released: November 21, 2000

Songwriter: 6-Two Erykah Badu Isaac Hayes Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg Kurupt Nate Dogg Bryan Bailey Shaun Martin

Producer: Erykah Badu James Poyser

[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)

Erica Abi Wright, better know as the Erykah Badu is a multi-genre artist with influences spanning from Hip-Hop, R&B, Soul, Funk and Experimental. She is credited as one of the pioneers of Neo-Soul movement of the mid 90’s and would become one of the most prolific artist of the genre, earning her the title “First Lady Of Neo-Soul.”

Erykah’s career began in 1994, when she opened a show for D'angelo, and attracted the attention of Kedar Entertainment. Under the label, Erykah would release her debut alum Baduizm, which earned two Grammy awards. Erykah would use the monumentum of the debut release to create one of the strongest discographies of any R&B artist.

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