Bad By Myself
TLC Lyrics

Yo, get, get up on the TLC tip
Listen up, pay attention to what TLC is about to say

You know how to pull my chain
You know how to manipulate me

And I believe every word you say
I trust everything you say to me

But now it's time we must say goodbye
The time has come to end things between us

Baby I'm leaving so don't you cry
I'm leaving you, so don't try to make me feel guilty

I tried to make things work
I really tried to make our relationship succeed

But now you're gone and your heart got hurt
Now that you have left, you are the one who is in pain

Well you thought I belong to you
You believed that I was yours

But you were wrong so now what ya gon' do
You were incorrect, so what are you going to do now?

Bad by myself
I am strong on my own

I can do bad, bad by my damn self
I don't need anyone, I can handle things on my own

Yo I done it before and I can do it again
I have been alone before, and I can do it again

Sho don't need you to be my man
I don't need you or any other man to help me

Don't come bangin' on my door
Don't try to come back into my life

Now you're gone I don't want you anymore
Since you left, I don't have any need for you

There's no reason for you to come around
There is no valid reason for you to try to come back to me

So just step off so I don't have to break it down
Back off, so that I don't have to explain why you can't come back

I know what I'm doin' now
I am confident in my decision to leave

You think you're gonna change my mind somehow
You still believe you can convince me to stay

You cheated me now I'm cheatin' back
Since you were unfaithful, now it's my turn to be unfaithful

I run the show and you can kiss my
I'm in charge, and you can leave me alone

You know the rest
The implication is clear, I don't need to spell it out

You Left Eye what it is
Hey Left Eye, what's going on?

My soda crack o' my ackra back o' da "T" To da "B" to da "O" to
My soda cracks, my food is good, and I'm from Tennessee

Da "Z" and C.H.I wit da double LI.
From Zion to Chicago with double LIs

L.E.F.T.E.Y.E. Eye E.I.E.I.O.
Left Eye, E.I.E.I.O (The sound of the Old McDonald song)

So yo how's ya linin'
How are you doing?

I was givin' a niggah a piece o' time
I was talking to a guy, having some fun

But my time can't be wasted on B.S.
I'm not going to waste my time on anything useless

So nevermind
Forget it

You I can do bad all by myself
I don't need you to be a bad person, I can be bad on my own if I choose to

I sho don't need you and anyone else
I don't need any guy to be with me to feel good about myself

I ain't gonna be a fool no more
I'm not going to let anyone fool me anymore

Better take that mess on out the door
Take your mess and leave

Tried to ruin my world
You tried to make my life miserable

Tried to run my life
You attempted to control me

Must be crazy thinkin' I'm your wife
You're insane if you believe that I'm your wife

Yep, yep (hey) get up on the TLC tip
Hey, listen up and get ready to hear from TLC

Yo if Peter Piper was to pick ya know a peck o' those pickled
If someone like Peter Piper were to pick a peck of pickled peppers

Peppers gave his girly little Shirley half a peck
And gave half of them to his girlfriend Shirley

He could've kept her but instead da picklehead
Peter could have stayed with her, but he didn't

Was kicked out da waterbed
He ended up homeless

And greedy Petey now is needy cause not one was all that he left her
Now Peter is broke, because he didn't leave enough peppers for Shirley

Oooooooh I'm sayin' it once and not twice
I'm only going to say this once, not twice

Givin' advice to be nice before you fall through the ice
Be kind to others before you ruin your reputation

Cause lately you been slippin' up a lot
You have been making a lot of mistakes recently

Not even givin' half o' what you got
You're not even giving half of what you are capable of

But it's about that time you gave a quarter for a dime
It's time to step up your game and give more than you have been

Shovel up and start diggin' to see what you can find
Put in the effort and see what you can achieve

That security deposit
Your finances and future security

So like it or leave it but until I receive it
Whether you like it or not, I'm not going to give up until I have it

I'll be leavin' my deposit elsewhere
I will go elsewhere if you don't give me what I want

You best belive it
You better believe it

And that way we can both take a trip
If you give me what I want, we will both benefit

Oooh on the TLC tip
Together, as TLC

Now that's the one
That's the end