Released: November 21, 2000

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

Producer: Erykah Badu

[Intro]
Alright, y'all, let's jam this

Mmm, whoa, ooh oh, ooh oh, ooh oh, whoa oh oh
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Oh, ooh oh, ho-oh-oh, ooh oh, whoa oh oh
Mmm, mmm, mmm

[Verse 1]
Bag lady, you gon' 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
Mhm, pack light
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Pack light
Oh, oh

[Verse 2]
Bag lady, you gon' miss your bus
You can't hurry up
'Cause you got too much stuff
When they see you comin'
Niggas take off runnin'
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
Oh, pack light
Yeah, yеah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yеah
Oh, oh

[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 cryin'
So oh, ooh oh, ooh oh, ooh oh, oh oh oh
If you start breathin'
One of these days, you gon' say
Oh, ooh oh, ho-oh-oh, ooh oh, oh oh oh
You won't believe it, you'll feel so much better
One more time
Oh, ooh oh, ooh oh, ooh oh, oh oh oh
Hey, yay, all the ladies say
Oh, ooh oh, ho-oh-oh, ooh oh, oh oh oh
Yeah, yeah
One of these days, you gon' say

[Outro]
So where my garbage bag lady?
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
What about the grocery bag lady?
(Bet ya love could make it better)
I'm talking to my Gucci bag ladies
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
What about my paper sack ladies? Yeah
(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 ladies
(Bet ya love could make it better)
What about my booty bag ladies?
(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 ladies?
(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 of my bookbag ladies
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)
Ziploc bag ladies
(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)
And even Coach bag ladies
(Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go)

Erykah Badu

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.