Bad Boys
Baby Cham Feat. Tia Jean Lyrics

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Dear Mummy
Dear Daddy
You have plans for me

Oh yeah
I was your only son.
And long before this baby boy could count to three

You knew just what he would become.
Run on off to school
Your child your man grows up a fool

Run on off to school.
When you tried to tell me what to do

I just shut my mouth and smiled at you
One thing that I know for sure
Bad boys
Stick together never sad boys

Goods guys
They make rules for fools
So get wise.
Dear Mummy
Dear Daddy
Now I'm nineteen as you see

I'm handsome
Tall and strong

So what the hell gives you the right to look at me as if to say:
Hell
What went wrong?
Where were you last night? You look as if you had a fight.
Where were you last night? Well
I think that you may just be right

But don't try keep me in tonight

'cause I'm big enough to break down the door
Bad boys
Stick together never sad boys
Boys like your are bad through and through

Still girls like me always seem to be with you.
We can't help but worry
You're in such a hurry

Mixing with the wrong boys
Playing with the wrong toys

Easy girls and late nights
Cigarettes and love bites.
Why do you have to be so cruel? You're such a fool.

Bad boys
Stick together never sad boys

Bad boys
Stick together never sad boys

Overall Meaning

The song "Bad Boys" by Baby Cham featuring Tia Jean talks about a rebellious teenage boy who defies his parents' wishes and becomes a "bad boy." The song is written as a letter to his parents, telling them that they had plans for him and he knows what they wanted him to be. However, the child grew up and realized that he wanted to follow his own path. The chorus of the song relates that bad boys stick together and are never sad boys. It also implies that good guys create rules for fools, so the boy chooses to be a bad boy.

The next stanza relates that the boy is now nineteen, and he is handsome, tall, and strong. He confronts his parents, stating that he knows they judge him and ask where he was the night before. However, he tells them that he is big enough to break down the door and chooses to be with boys who are considered bad through and through. The third verse talks about how his parents worry about him being in a hurry and mixing with the wrong boys, playing with the wrong toys, and engaging in easy girls and late nights. They ask why he has to be so cruel and a fool.

The song tells a story that many teenagers can relate to, which is the struggle between parents and rebellious teenage boys. Often, boys want to defy their parent's wishes and find their way, but their parents want to maintain control over their child. The song shows the boy's struggle to find his identity as a bad boy and how society also perceives bad boys.

Line by Line Meaning

Dear Mummy
Addressing mother

Dear Daddy
Addressing father

You have plans for me
You always had a certain expectation of me

Oh yeah
Affirmative agreement

I was your only son.
I am your only male child

And long before this baby boy could count to three
You knew what my future held from when I was very young

You knew just what he would become.
You had predetermined what I would be

Run on off to school
Go ahead and attend school

Your child your man grows up a fool
You believe I will be a foolish man

When you tried to tell me what to do
When you attempted to give me direction

I just shut my mouth and smiled at you
I kept silent and gave you a polite expression

One thing that I know for sure
There's one thing I am certain about

Bad boys
Men who are troublemakers

Stick together never sad boys
These men always stay united and never express sadness

Goods guys
Men of good character

They make rules for fools
They establish rules for foolish people

So get wise.
Become more intelligent and discerning

Now I'm nineteen as you see
I am currently nineteen years old

I'm handsome
I am physically attractive

Tall and strong
I have a towering and robust physique

So what the hell gives you the right to look at me as if to say:
What gives you the authority to scrutinize me in that manner?

Hell
Exclamation of frustration

What went wrong?
What is the issue?

Where were you last night? You look as if you had a fight.
Your appearance is indicative of having been in an altercation. Where were you the previous evening?

Well
Response of agreement

I think that you may just be right
You are probably correct about that

But don't try keep me in tonight
However, do not attempt to confine me tonight

'cause I'm big enough to break down the door
Because I possess ample strength to force my way out if necessary

Boys like your are bad through and through
Men of your nature are entirely corrupt

Still girls like me always seem to be with you.
Despite this, women such as myself tend to be around you often

We can't help but worry
We cannot help but be apprehensive

You're in such a hurry
You are constantly in a rush

Mixing with the wrong boys
Spending time with undesirable men

Playing with the wrong toys
Engaging in inappropriate activities

Easy girls and late nights
Spending time with promiscuous women and staying out late

Cigarettes and love bites.
Smoking tobacco and having passionate marks on one's skin