Bag Lady

Erykah Badu

Lyrics • Girl I know sometimes it's hard

And we can't let goOh when someone hurts you oh so bad insideYou can't deny it you can't stop cryingSo oh, oh, ohIf you start breathinThen you won't believe itYou'll feel so much better(So much better baby)

Bag ladyLet it go, let it go, let it go, let it go Ooh, oohGirl you don't need itI betcha love can make it betterBetcha love can make it betterBetcha love can make it better(Need someone to love you right)Betcha love can make it better(I betcha love, betcha love)Betcha love can make it betterBetcha love can make it betterBetcha love can make it betterBetcha love can make it better(I betcha love, betcha love)Betcha love can make it better(I betcha love, I betcha love, oh)Betcha love can make it betterBetcha love can make it better(Oh...)Betcha love can make it better...

Bag lady, hmmLet it go, let it go, let it go, let it goGirl you don't need that, hmm

Bag lady you gone hurt your backDragging all them bags like thatI guess nobody ever told youAll you must hold on toIs you, is you, is you

One day all them bags gone get in your wayOne day all them bags gone get in your wayI said one day all them bags gone get in your wayOne Day all them bags gone get in your way

So pack lightPack lightPack lightOoh ooh

Bag lady you gone miss your busYou can't hurry up Cause you got too much stuffWhen they see you cominNiggas take off runninFrom you it's true oh yes they do

One day he gone say you crowdin my spaceOne day he gone say you crowdin my spaceI said one day he gone say you crowdin my spaceOne day he gone say you crowdin my space

So pack lightPack lightPack lightOoh ooh

Women need to let go of negative experiences in past relationships otherwise they will end up loosing themselves and hurting themselves

Don’t loose yourself

When you want to move on you wont be able to past experiences have changed you Learn from experiences

don’t change your situation don’t let the situation change you

You’re going to miss out on a good relationship because your too tied up in the experiences and hurt you cant let go

People wont want to get involved with you because you are too caught up in yourself

The good men will get tired of you and the emotional baggage will be too overwhelming

If you begin to let go you will feel better

Video

• The video for this song relates to the lyrics and explains the meaning visually. For example the start of the video shows five women each wearing very bright clothing with matching head pieces. This is a visual representation of the baggage the women have picked up from their previous relations

• The women are also seen physically carrying their bags

• In another clip, the women are reading self help books

to help them to get over their insecurities from their

previous relationships.

• For one clip, the women

are in a lift and a man

is squashed between

them because of their baggage

• Towards the end of the video

the women are given names

representing different types of

baggage that women in general

take away from everyday relationships. •