Only Bad Ones
N.O.R.E. Lyrics

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Only bad ones, only bad ones
Bad bitches only
Only bad ones
Bad bitches only
Only bad ones, only bad ones

Girl you know I thought you let it go
I thought you let it go, I thought you let it go

Tell you maybe, I never tell you no
You know the feeling 'cause you give me feelings so
Feelings so, feelings so, medicals
You take me high now when you take me to the low
Where you goin' now? Probably later on
Tryna take er in and talk, 'cause we be somewhere in my home

Bad bitches only
Only bad ones, only bad ones

Yea, who can stop me now? Tell me how
Still N.O.R.E. but it's Papi now
Bad chicks, shoes crocodile
When dudes wanna style we just watch er now
We should make a video, a hyke will ya?
Tequila in the cup and some ice with ya
Bring a couple friends, have a cup of this
And all the ugly ones you diss, you just tell em this

Only bad ones, only bad ones
Bad bitches only
Only bad ones
Bad bitches only
Only bad ones, only bad ones

Girl you know I thought you let it go
I thought you let it go, I thought you let it go
Tell you maybe, I never tell you no
You know the feeling 'cause you give me feelings so
Feelings so, feelings so, medicals
You take me high now when you take me to the low
Where you goin' now? Probably later on
Tryna take er in and talk, 'cause we be somewhere in my home

Bad bitches on
Only bad ones, only bad ones

I tell a bad bitch drink Ciroc with me
Tell a bad bitch hit the block with me
Hit the strip club, she gon' rock with me
And if I'm gon' pop shit, she gon' pop with me
She in the crib Instagramin on her favorite mirror
She the team captain, the team no filter
Good body suit, good dude, good shoe
My Tadow video made er twerk to

Only bad ones, only bad ones
Bad bitches only
Only bad ones
Bad bitches only
Only bad ones, only bad ones

Girl you know I thought you let it go
I thought you let it go, I thought you let it go
Tell you maybe, I never tell you no
You know the feeling 'cause you give me feelings so
Feelings so, feelings so, medicals
You take me high now when you take me to the low
Where you goin' now? Probably later on
Tryna take er in and talk, 'cause we be somewhere in my home

You frown and maybe this alright (it's alright)
As long as we have Patron on ice (on ice)
On ice (on ice)
Alright (alright)
You see the squad baby, you see what's in your sight

Bad bitches only
Only bad ones, only bad ones

Overall Meaning

In N.O.R.E.'s song "Only Bad Ones," he repeatedly emphasizes the value of being with bad bitches. In fact, the phrase "bad bitches only" is repeated throughout the chorus. The song is about N.O.R.E. trying to impress a woman by being with her and taking her to different places. He wants to be with her because she makes him feel good and gives him a certain type of feeling. The lyrics mention that N.O.R.E. wants to bring her to his home to talk and maybe have some fun.

The first verse starts with N.O.R.E describing his thoughts about the woman and how he thought she let it go. He also states that he will never tell her no because she gives him certain feelings that he likes. In the second verse, he explains how he likes to be with bad bitches who wear crocodile shoes and drink tequila with him. He mentions that he wants to make a video with them and that they are the team captains. The last verse talks about how they should just enjoy each other's company and not worry about anything else.

Overall, the song is a celebration of the confident and attractive women who N.O.R.E. admires. He uses the phrase "bad bitches only" to describe them, and it becomes the mantra of the song. The lyrics are straightforward and show the male perspective of wanting to be with desirable women.

Line by Line Meaning

Only bad ones, only bad ones
I only want the bad bitches

Bad bitches only
I want only the baddest bitches

Only bad ones
I want only the baddest bitches

Bad bitches only
I want only the baddest bitches

Only bad ones, only bad ones
I want only the baddest bitches

Girl you know I thought you let it go
I thought you moved on

I thought you let it go, I thought you let it go
I thought you left that behind

Tell you maybe, I never tell you no
I might say yes, but I never say no

You know the feeling 'cause you give me feelings so
You know how it feels because you make me feel that way

Feelings so, feelings so, medicals
Strong emotions like medicine

You take me high now when you take me to the low
You bring me up and then take me down

Where you goin' now? Probably later on
What's your next move? Maybe later

Tryna take er in and talk, 'cause we be somewhere in my home
Trying to take her home to hang out

Bad bitches only
I want only the baddest bitches

Only bad ones, only bad ones
I want only the baddest bitches

Yea, who can stop me now? Tell me how
Nobody can stop me now, tell me how they would

Still N.O.R.E. but it's Papi now
I'm still me, but I'm also Papi now

Bad chicks, shoes crocodile
Beautiful women with crocodile shoes

When dudes wanna style we just watch er now
When guys try to impress her, we just watch

We should make a video, a hyke will ya?
We should make a video, are you down?

Tequila in the cup and some ice with ya
Tequila in the cup with some ice

Bring a couple friends, have a cup of this
Bring some friends and drink with us

And all the ugly ones you diss, you just tell em this
Tell the ugly ones they're not wanted here