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Bag lady you gone hurt your back
Dragging all them bags like that
I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold onto, is you, is you, is you
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, so pack light,
Pack light, mm, pack light, pack light, oh ooh
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
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 so, pack light
Pack light, mm, pack light, pack light, ooh ooh
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' babe
You won't believe it, it feels so much better, so much better baby
Bag lady, let it go let it go let it go let it go oh
Girl you don't need it
Bet ya love could make it better
Bet ya love can make it better
Bet ya love can make it better, need someone to love you right
Bet ya love can make it better
Bet ya love I bet ya love I bet ya
Bet ya love can make it better, baby baby
Bet ya love can make it better
Bet ya love can make it better, hey hey
Bet ya love can make it better,
I bet ya love I bet you love
Bet ya love can make it better
I bet ya love I bet you love, oh oh oh (Bet ya love can make it better)
Bet ya love can make it better (oh oh oh oh)
Bet ya love can make it better
Bag lady, let it go let it go let it go let it go oh
Yeah you don't need it
Dragging all them bags like that
I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold onto, is you, is you, is you
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, so pack light,
Pack light, mm, pack light, pack light, oh ooh
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
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 so, pack light
Pack light, mm, pack light, pack light, ooh ooh
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' babe
You won't believe it, it feels so much better, so much better baby
Bag lady, let it go let it go let it go let it go oh
Girl you don't need it
Bet ya love could make it better
Bet ya love can make it better
Bet ya love can make it better, need someone to love you right
Bet ya love can make it better
Bet ya love I bet ya love I bet ya
Bet ya love can make it better, baby baby
Bet ya love can make it better
Bet ya love can make it better, hey hey
Bet ya love can make it better,
I bet ya love I bet you love
Bet ya love can make it better
I bet ya love I bet you love, oh oh oh (Bet ya love can make it better)
Bet ya love can make it better (oh oh oh oh)
Bet ya love can make it better
Bag lady, let it go let it go let it go let it go oh
Yeah you don't need it
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"Girl, I know sometimes its hard and we can't let go
Oh when some hurts you oh so bad inside
You can't deny it, you cant stop crying
So oh, oh, oh
If you start breathin' (yeah)
You won't believe it
You'll fell so much better, so much better baby
Bag lady let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Girl you don't need it
Bet ya love can make it better
Bet ya love can make it better.."
"I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold on to
Is you, is you, is you"
garbage bag lady = messy, her negative past,trashy lady
Grocery bag lady = Eat alot lady(and she said love would
make it better meaning loving yourself)
Gucci bag lady= gold diggers, material lady
Paper sack lady= inhalants looking for a simple high and again if u loved yourself
you wouldnt be depending on that high to feel good.
nickel bag lady = weed smoking lady
She also said niggas take off running from "the bag ladies" because they come with these different types of baggage... and care more for the baggage than they could ever care and love themselves. Love Makes everything better!!!
I think this was the message in BAG LADY!
Thank you for reading my input
D.kizzee
I think it's about a woman who has too much emotional baggage, and she is basically telling her to let go because if you hang on to it you are going to scare off any potential new relationships.
"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".
looooooooooooove this song. because it truly speaks to ALL women. (gucci bags, garbage bags, nickle bags, baby bags....)
I also agree that Erykah is speaking of all women. Regardless of age, ethnicity/culture, or socio-economic status, all of us women have taken old baggage into a new relationship at some point in our lives. However, we live and learn that we must let go of the baggage in order to move forward.
Ms. Badu tells us that in order to be free to have positive things in our lives, we must rid ourselves of the negative.
Simple.
"Yes, I agree completely with nsdj. The song is, basically, saying to forget all of the things from the past and look to the future!!! Like it said: "bag lady, you gone miss your bus; you cant hurry up cause you got too much stuff"
It's saying that if you carry on thinking about the past, you can never move forward to have a better future; hence, she misses the bus, she's missing a good future!!! People, keep this in mind. It's a good message that people should take in and think about."
It's still not quite grammatically correct but I thought maybe you shoiuld learn to spell first.
Don't insult yourself with such poor written communication. Drop the baggage of thinking you have to write like you were taught by morons to look cool. Ignorance and bad communication skills should be an embarassment.
*bag lady you gone miss your bus
you cant hurry up coz you got 2 much stuff*
^ it's sayin dat if u carry on finkin bout da past u can neva move forward 2 hav a betta future, hence "she misses da bus"... she's missin a gd future!!! ppl kep dis in mind it's a gd msg dat ppl should take in and fink about
So, where my garbage bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
What about the grocery bag lady
Betcha love can make it better
I'm talkin' to my Gucci bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
What about my paper sack lady
Betcha love can make it better
What about my nickle bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
^thats just sayin people of all classes should relate to this song. let go of the things that hold you down and move on with life. "all you must hold on to is you"
So, where my garbage bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
What about the grocery bag lady
Betcha love can make it better
I'm talkin' to my Gucci bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
What about my paper sack lady
Betcha love can make it better
What about my nickle bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
^thats just sayin people of all classes should relate to this song. let go of the things that hold you down and move on with life. "all you must hold on to is you"