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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Vocals
Braylon Lacy
Braylon Lacy
Bass
D'Wayne Kerr
D'Wayne Kerr
Flute
Geno Young
Geno Young
Background Vocals
Gino "Lock Johnson" Iglehart
Gino "Lock Johnson" Iglehart
Drums
N'Dambi
N'Dambi
Background Vocals
Shaun Martin
Shaun Martin
Keyboards
Yahzarah
Yahzarah
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brian Bailey
Brian Bailey
Composer
Ricardo Brown, Jr.
Ricardo Brown, Jr.
Composer
Nathaniel Hale
Nathaniel Hale
Composer
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Composer
Craig A. Longmiles
Craig A. Longmiles
Composer
Andre Romell Young
Andre Romell Young
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Producer
Chris Bell
Chris Bell
Recording Engineer
Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Michael Verdes
Michael Verdes
Assistant Recording Engineer
Russell Elevado
Russell Elevado
Mixing Engineer
Steve Mandel
Steve Mandel
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[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
[Verse 2]
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)
(Pack light)
(Pack light)
Ooh, ooh
[Verse 3]
Bag lady, you gon' miss your bus
You can't hurry up
'Cause you got too much stuff
When they see you comin'
**** take off runnin'
From you, it's true, oh, yes, they do
[Verse 4]
One day, he gon' say, "You crowdin' my space"
One day, he gon' say, "You crowdin' my space"
I said, one day, he gon' say, "You crowdin' my space"
One day, he gon' say, "You crowdin' my space"
So
(Pack light)
(Pack light)
(Pack light)
(Pack light)
Ooh, ooh
[Verse 5]
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, oh, oh
If you start breathin', babe
You won't believe it, yeah
It feels so much better, so much better, baby
[Verse 6]
Bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, oh, ooh
Girl, you don't need it
Bet your love could make it better
Bet your love could make it better
Bet your love could make it better
Need someone to love you right
Bet your love could make it better
Bet your love, I bet your love, I bet
Bet your love could make it better, baby, baby
Bet your love could make it better
Bet your love could make it better, hey, hey
Bet your love could make it better
I bet your love, I bet your love
Bet your love could make it better
I bet your love, I bet your love, oh, oh, oh, oh
(Bet your love could make it better)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(Bet your love could make it better)
Hmm, yeah
Bet your love could make it better
Bet your love could make it better
[Verse 7]
Hey, hey, hey
Bag lady
Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Girl, you don't need it
Written by: Brian Anthony Bailey, Ricardo Brown, Nathaniel D Hale, Isaac Lee Hayes, Craig A Longmiles, Andre Romell Young

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