Lady
B.G.O.T.I. Lyrics

I always wanted to do one of these type shits
The artist expresses his interest in creating a song that tells the stories of his past relationships.

Uh, I had a yellow girl, called her, "Dandelion"
He had a light-skinned girl whom he nicknamed Dandelion.

She be panty-less, so no panty lines
The girl did not wear panties to avoid any visible lines beneath her clothing.

She's from Campbellton, north of county line
The girl was from Campbellton, located to the north of the county line.

Steady hands, never let her count the bands, though
He trusted her with holding his money, and she never counted how much was there.

She fucked me, tryna pluck a couples bucks like a banjo
She tried to take some of his money by having sex with him, like plucking strings on a banjo.

Had a girl that was a artist, she could draw, her name Tracy
He had a girlfriend named Tracy, who was talented in drawing and art.

She always outta line, making Mona Lisa faces
Tracy would make faces like the Mona Lisa, which he found annoying and irritating.

And we argue all the time, but we fuck like we crazy
Despite their constant arguing, they had intense sexual tension and often had sex.

She said her favorite thing is face painting
Tracy enjoyed painting faces as a hobby or interest.

I used to have this white shorty, always hanging with the black folk
He had a white girlfriend who frequently hung out with black people.

She used to bump Black Thought, I saw her using black soap
She enjoyed listening to Black Thought's music and used soap marketed towards black people.

That's a wack thought, ain't wanna kick her to the curb
He did not want to break up with her just because of her interests.

Until she asked me, can she say the N word?
She asked him if it was okay for her to use a racial slur.

(Hey, can I say "nigga" around you?) Some nerve
He found it disrespectful that she even asked to use a racial slur around him.

I knew a girl from Jersey who use to love Donny Hathaway
He knew a girl from New Jersey who was a fan of Donny Hathaway.

And she was from Piscataway
She was from a town in New Jersey called Piscataway.

Her brother pulled a gun on me
Her brother threatened him with a gun.

She told him "Put the gat away"
She convinced her brother to put the gun away.

I was tapping that ass, I'll never forget the Saturday
He had sex with her and remembers the specific day clearly.

But it don't even matter like D'Angelo and Laur' Hill
Their past relationship is not important, much like the irrelevance of D'Angelo and Lauryn Hill as artists in the present day.

I had a country girl from Alabama down in Mobile
He had a girlfriend from Alabama in Mobile.

At that time, she had mo' bills than me
She had more bills to pay than he did at the time.

And she, her, had no time to chill with me
She was too busy to spend time with him.

I still miss her, I wonder where could she be?
He reminisces and wonders what happened to her.

Hand me the Fronto leaf
He asks for a type of cigar leaf.

(Hey, damn bro, I don't think we got no more)
The person with him informs him that they have no more of the requested item.

Aight, let's go to the store
They decide to go to the store to get more of what he requested.

(Aight nigga, shit, but we driving yo' shit)
The other person reminds him that they will be driving his car to the store.

You driving?
He asks for clarification on who will be driving his car.

Young nigga, you don't know nothing 'bout no bitches, listen
He addresses a younger person, implying that they are inexperienced with women.

Now as we smoke and ride and reminisce
As they smoke and drive, they reflect on the past relationships he has discussed.

I'm thinking back to a time
He is reminiscing about events from the past.

When I was young and dumb with single nigga privileges
He acknowledges how his youth and status as a single man influenced his past behavior.

I had a chick, her name was Loraine, did anything for me
He had a girlfriend named Loraine who was very devoted to him.

On the day she get her hair done, walk in the rain for me
She walked in the rain after getting her hair done to do something for him.

Pick Sharika up and stole the car, she wasn't ashamed of me
She helped him by picking up Sharika and stealing a car for him, showing her loyalty.

Trapping hard, slept on the floor, and never complained to me
She worked hard in illegal activities while sleeping on a hard floor but never complained to him.

My baby went into stores and did her thang for me
Loraine would go into stores and steal items for him.

Even ran from police and got it back on the train for me
She even went to the extent of running away from the police and recovering his belongings by taking the train.

Lame to me, half of these bitches, laugh at these bitches
He finds many of these women insignificant or unimpressive.

'Til the point you go on IG and you can rap for these bitches
Nowadays, women are easily impressed by someone who is famous on social media.

Not to say I wouldn't tackle these bitches, given the chance
He implies that he would still pursue these women, despite his opinion of them.

If it happened, it was destiny, shit was out of my hands
He believes that if something were to happen between him and these women, it would be destiny and not his doing.

Man, they say karma is constant
He reflects on the concept of karma, which is believed to be an ongoing cycle of good and bad deeds.

That means it's just, it's a consistent cycle of
Karma is described as a continuous pattern of actions and consequences.

Good and bad
The cycle of karma consists of both positive and negative outcomes.

Coming and going from every source of life
Karma affects all aspects of life.

Existing on Earth, so
Because karma exists on Earth,

If I fucked a bitch real good back in the day
He believes that if he had good sexual encounters with a woman in the past,

You know what I'm saying?
He asks if the listener understands his point of view.

I'm talking like real good
He emphasizes the excellence of his sexual performance.

And like made her feel, you know
His sexual prowess made the woman feel good about herself.

Like the woman that it made her into the woman that she is right now, then
He believes that his sexual performance positively influenced the woman's personality.

I'd expect somebody should be coming to fuck me real good any day now
He jokingly suggests that someone should have sex with him, as karma for his sexual encounters with women in the past.

I mean it's karma, right? Shit
He speaks sarcastically, implying that he does not really believe in karma.