Bad
Adam Clayton/Bono/Larry Mullen Jr./The Edge Lyrics
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You're all a bunch of fucking assholes
You know why?
'Cause you don't got the guts to be what you want to be
Fabolous...he doesn't have that problem
He always tells the truth
That's what it's all about?
So they can point their fucking fingers
and call me the fucking bad guy?
[Verse 1]
I guess I'm the bad guy
The fingers is pointing
Nigga, I don't go in no clubs without bringing my joint in
They be asking fellas why (why?)
It's cause the streets is watching
With an envious ear, jealous eye
You know how William H. Bonnie's rockin
I keep the home ??? two way contact for Johnny Cochran
Be the same dudes, testing your patience
In them hospitals, resting like patients, confessing to agents
You smell me, you gotta spray the Wesson like fragrance
And you pay your way out arrests and arraignments
These playas been playin' foul
And I done learned my lesson with flagrants
Nigga, this how I live it ain't just entertainment
I'm what they been trying to do, not do
I'm the kid, they been lying to you
You need people like me
I'm so F-A, be -O, L-O, you-S
Yeah, that's the bad guy
[Pain In Da Ass]
You need people like me
So you can point your fucking fingers
And say, "That's the bad guy."
So, what they make you?
Good?
[Verse 2]
Bitches think all they gotta do is say the child is yours
Quit they job and live off the child support
How could you stand there, smile in court
I'm a just settle, fly back to them Cayman Isle resorts
You better sign a pre-nup
You catch me instead of 'it wasn't me'
I'm gonna say 'where you get a key from?'
I love the way your butt swishes
But non of these slut bitches
is worth me asking my doctor why my nuts itches
If they see how the Rolls Royce smell
All day I be emptying my in box and my whole voice mail
I'll be ready to light the weed and pull it
Now every chick want to make me come faster than a speeding bullet
But I ain't into coaching birds like Tony LaRussa
I done had the thickest chickens to the boniest roosters
Who have trouble getting the kid like me to spend
Ma you'll never see a bad guy like me again, for real
[Pain In Da Ass]
So say goodnight to the bad guy, come on
It's the last time you're gonna hear a bad guy ???
You better make way, it's a bad guy coming through
[Verse 3]
Come on
What type of bad guy give fellas ???, females hugs
I making my business, my kids won't have to retail drugs
I get threats over the two way from email thugs
I ride with ratchets, clips under the CL rugs
Think I'm liking you? Wrong
'Cause even if I get locked
My money won't let me stay unrighteous for wrong
Case dismissed, the DA even liking the song
Right back to the P's, latest pair of Michael's shoes on
When you holla in the club it's cool
But don't change the subject fool
And start askin if I remember you from public school
You know I done heard dozens, of these birds buzzing
Talking 'bout I used to fuck with they 3rd cousin
FYI, stay the fuck from 'round me
[unknown] guys who want to hear somebody stuck or clown me
I don't care what other haters do
But if you think I'm loved for saving you
Say goodnight to the bad guy
[Pain In Da Ass]
Whoever said to us
Now maybe you can buy yourself
one of them first class tickets to the Resurrection
(Gun Shot)
The song "Bad" by Fabolous talks about his life in the streets and how he's viewed as a bad guy. The song features a spoken word intro by Pain In Da Ass who sets the tone for the rest of the song. Fabolous talks about how he always carries his joint wherever he goes because the streets are always watching, and he needs to be prepared for any situation. He also talks about the women who try to take advantage of him by falsely claiming he's the father of their child, and how he's been threatened by "email thugs." Despite all of this, he still tries to do right by his kids and keep them from selling drugs like he did. The song ends with a gunshot, which is open to interpretation as to whether it is directed at Fabolous or not.
Line by Line Meaning
I guess I'm the bad guy
I am being pointed as the villain
Nigga, I don't go in no clubs without bringing my joint in
I always carry my weapon as the streets are not safe
They be asking fellas why (why?)
People wonder why I carry a gun
You know how William H. Bonnie's rockin
I live by the principles of Billy the Kid
These playas been playin' foul
These people have been playing dirty
Nigga, this how I live it ain't just entertainment
This is how I really live, not just for show
You need people like me
You need a villain in your life
Bitches think all they gotta do is say the child is yours
Women think they can claim a child is mine to live off my child support
You better sign a pre-nup
I am cautious about getting married and advise others to sign a prenuptial agreement
But non of these slut bitches
I do not want anything to do with these promiscuous women
Think I'm liking you? Wrong
I am not interested in befriending you
My money won't let me stay unrighteous for wrong
I may have money, but I will not use it to break the law
You know I done heard dozens, of these birds buzzing
I have heard many people talk negatively about me
FYI, stay the fuck from 'round me
Stay away from me
I don't care what other haters do
I do not pay attention to what others think of me
Whoever said to us
Someone once told me
Now maybe you can buy yourself
Perhaps you can buy yourself
one of them first class tickets to the Resurrection
A reference to dying and going to heaven
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN JACKSON, JOHN DAVID JACKSON, RAASHAUN CASEY, RENAN THYBULLE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@shkoff
These guys should start a band
@sandrarodrigues5278
😄
@justinlouismusic
Would never work out!
@sandrarodrigues5278
@Justin Louis Music No never 😁
@antoniog2854
U2? ...I thought the same thing
@oraach
They should.. never too late..
@RiottBandVA
It's nice of NPR to give these kinds of smaller indie artists a big platform like Tiny Desk Concerts.
@pintroso007
so you've never heard of U2🤣
@tomirayneli3446
@@pintroso007so you never heard of sarcasm😂