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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Vocals
Rick Sheppard
Rick Sheppard
Programming
X-Man
X-Man
Scratches
Debra Killings
Debra Killings
Background Vocals
Boogie Down Productions
Boogie Down Productions
Sampled Artist
Chilli
Chilli
Vocals
Tionne Watkins
Tionne Watkins
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dallas Austin
Dallas Austin
Arranger
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Songwriter
Kevin Wales
Kevin Wales
Songwriter
Harry Wayne Casey
Harry Wayne Casey
Songwriter
Rick Finch
Rick Finch
Songwriter
DeRock Simmons
DeRock Simmons
Vocal Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dallas Austin
Dallas Austin
Producer
Dave Way
Dave Way
Mixing Engineer
Herb Powers, Jr.
Herb Powers, Jr.
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Being that I am the kinda girl that I am
Nobody can make me do what I don't want to
I can be myself a lot and I'm proud of what I got
So I'll never change for you
[Verse 2]
Being that I am the kinda girl that I am
Tight jeans don't hit the scene with one like me
I got to be feeling free and you better believe I'll
Do what pleases me
[Verse 3]
Yo, Left Eye, kick the scene
[Verse 4]
Everyday, last week, and not a place to go
This nut still had me dressin' like a fashion show
But not this week, I'm chillin' 'cause it's nothin' to hide
Threw on my baggy dips and waited for my ride
He pulled up till I opened the door
Peeped my gear and started dissin' me from head to toe
But, yo, just to let you know, it's takin' to
Make me wanna say, gotta go, gotta go
[Verse 5]
Hat 2 da back, I gotta get my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl I
That's the kinda girl I am
Hat 2 da back, I gotta get my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl that I am
[Verse 6]
Here we go, here we go, here we go again
[Verse 7]
Being that I am the kinda girl that I am
Some people just don't understand the things I do
You feelin' it, D? you feelin' it?
Chillin' with the girls or kick it with the fellas
If I choose
[Verse 8]
Being that I am the kinda girl that I am
Dumb rules are left for fools
With no attitude, ha, ha, ha, I think my way is cool
So let me be me, continue to be me, smooth
[Verse 9]
Yo, Left Eye, what's up with that guy?
[Verse 10]
So, yo, gettin' back to this dude with the foul attitude
Shoot, he made another bad move, sayin' that
Girls shouldn't wear baseball caps, he can go take a hike
'Cause it's the style I like, yeah, it's a trip
'Cause somethin' hasn't yet been said
I never talked about them damn finger-waves in his head
Tight pants and two rings in each ear
You know that is dead but it's me instead
[Verse 11]
Hat 2 da back, I gotta get my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl I
That's the kinda girl I am
Hat 2 da back, I gotta get my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl that I am
[Verse 12]
Here we go again
[Verse 13]
That's the kinda girl I am
Don't ya know I really don't give a damn
Let me be me for me and not what I'm supposed to be
So I'm gonna do what I wanna do
'Cause dumb rules are left for silly fools
That's the kinda girl that I am, oh
[Verse 14]
Here we go, here we go, here we go again
[Verse 15]
Some people might wonder why we're like that
'Cause we're smooth
Smooth and that's all I'm sayin'
I'll be goin' on, I'm goin' to
[Verse 16]
Relatively speakin', I am no ordinary dip
'Cause I ain't reachin' hipped
Till you be thinkin' I'm flipped
And that is, ooh, on the TLC tip
[Verse 17]
One, two, three, four, yo
Here we go again
[Verse 18]
Hat 2 da back, I gotta get my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl I
That's the kinda girl I am
Hat 2 da back, I gotta get my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl that I am
[Verse 19]
Hat 2 da back, I gotta get my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl I
That's the kinda girl I am
Hat 2 da back, I gotta get my pants down real low
That's the kinda girl that I am
Written by: Dallas Austin, Kevin Wales, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
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