Good girl gone bad
Tarrus Riley Lyrics

Black side Russian
Indicating his Jamaican roots and love for Russian vodka.

Head concussion
Representing his record label, Head Concussion Records.

(Yo tarrus)
A tag indicating that Tarrus is the one singing.

Well, who cyan hear dem a go feel mi seh
Only those who listen carefully to him will understand what he's saying.

When you finga mash no badda cry mi seh
When you get caught in the act, don't cry and act like a victim.

Alright den
An exclamation indicating that he's ready to start the song.

Dem big inna body and will tell yuh dem ready
They look mature and claim to be ready for anything, but they're not.

Mi nuh need no glass fi see dem force ripe
I don't need glasses to see that they're pretending to be more mature than they actually are.

And thru' bad company some likkle pickney
They're influenced by bad company and act like little children.

Nah tek, no talk, a straight road, a street life
They don't listen to any advice, always take action, and live a dangerous life on the streets.

Mama likkle princess gone bad
A once innocent and well-behaved girl has turned into a bad girl.

Daddy's likkle angel bruk out
A girl who used to be a daddy's angel has now broken out of her shell.

Mama likkle pearl, tell mi
Referring to another girl who has become a bad girl.

Seh she ready fi di world, walkin' out
She's becoming independent, ready to face the world without anyone's help.

Just anodda good girl gone bad
Another girl who was once good and turned bad.

Story of a good girl gone bad
A tale of how good girls turn into bad girls.

And she don't know what she have, drivin' the family mad
She doesn't realize what she's doing and her actions are upsetting her family.

She go suh hard, who she impressin'?
She's going too far, trying to impress others, but it's not worth it.

The shortest clothes dem she always dress in
She's wearing revealing clothes to attract attention.

She loves to drink, she's into smokin'
She's engaging in risky behaviors for her age like drinking and smoking.

And ecstasy, she's already floatin'
She's taking ecstasy to escape reality and feel good.

Mi seh a whole heap a man dem gyal yah back it up pon
There are many men who are interested in those girls.

From inna di church, di school bus, di taxi or minivan
Those men come from various places, even some unexpected ones like the church, school bus, taxi or minivan.

And if you follow dem gyal yah, dem mek you bawl
If you go after those girls, they'll cause you trouble.

Fi yuh madda from behind the prison bars
Their actions can cause their parents to end up in jail.

Worse if yuh a star nuh gi dem no par
If you're famous, stay away from them - they can cause a scandal.

Who can hear dem a go feel mi seh
Once again, only those who listen carefully will understand what he's saying.

And when you finga mash no badda cry mi seh
When you get caught doing something wrong, don't cry and act innocent.