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Bag Lady Lyrics
Bag lady, you gonna hurt your back
Dragging all them bags like that
I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold on to
Is you, is you, is you
One day all them bags gonna get in your way
One day all them bags gonna get in your way
I say, one day all them bags gonna get in your way
One Day all them bags gonna get in your way
So, pack light
Oh, oh
Bag lady you gone 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
One day he gonna say "you crowding my space"
One day he gonna say "you crowding my space"
I say, one day he gonna say "you crowdin' my space"
One day he gonna say "you crowdin my space"
So pack light
Oh, oh
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'
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
Dragging all them bags like that
I guess nobody ever told you
All you must hold on to
Is you, is you, is you
One day all them bags gonna get in your way
I say, one day all them bags gonna get in your way
One Day all them bags gonna get in your way
Oh, oh
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
One day he gonna say "you crowding my space"
I say, one day he gonna say "you crowdin' my space"
One day he gonna say "you crowdin my space"
Oh, oh
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'
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
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she's telling women to let go of their baggage. i took it to be specifically baggage from relationships/men/etc... because of the "one day he gon say you crowdin my space" line. She repeats it 4 times, so it seems like a pretty important part of her message. She's saying if your hurt, admit it, think about it, solve it, cry it out, move on. Allow yourself to drop the anger/sadness/resentment/neediness/insecurities/distrust/cynicism that your broken heart is full of because it will weight you down and cause you to miss out on happiness. looooooooooooove this song. because it truly speaks to ALL women. (gucci bags, garbage bags, nickle bags, baby bags....)
I agree with Throwdown in thinking about relationships when I hear this song. As women, we carry a lot of unnecesary baggage from old relationships into our new relationships, and then wonder why they don't last... We have to learn to let go of all of the negativity of the old (the past) before beginning something new (the future). It's not fair for our new relationships to have to suffer because we have not let go of baggage from old relationships.
I agree with Throwdown in thinking about relationships when I hear this song. As women, we carry a lot of unnecesary baggage from old relationships into our new relationships, and then wonder why they don't last... We have to learn to let go of all of the negativity of the old (the past) before beginning something new (the future). It's not fair for our new relationships to have to suffer because we have not let go of baggage from old relationships.
I also agree that Erykah is speaking of all women. Regardless of age, ethnicity/culture, or socio-economic status, all of...
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.
Now, as for my own translation of these lyrics...
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.
this songs about letting go of the things that arent important and holding on to your piece of mind.
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"
I have just created an account for the SOLE purpose to address "crisis"... Your ghetto-style of written communication makes you appear to be uneducated and is difficult for anyone with an education to decipher. I'm all for educating the ignorant so the following is the proper way to have composed your thoughts so that the average adult can understand your thoughts:
"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.
This song means that you shouldn't live in the past because you will only be hurting yourself more and more in the end.
I think this is about shedding our material desires.
this songs about letting go of the things that arent important and holding on to your piece of mind.
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"
ye i agree completly wit nsdj..... da song is basically sayin 2 forget all of da fings from da past and look 2 da future!!! like it sed 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
I generally agree with you, throwdown. I'd like to add tht for me this song is also about women who were hurt and then they try to compensate it with new clothes and generally material stuff. They seem to think they are more worth if they wear expensive clothes (gucci bag could be replaced with a grocery bag, she would still be a great, lovable woman. I do love Erykah, she's awsome. i'm waiting impatiently for her new album.
I completely agree with Throwdown.
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".