Bad
Wale f. Rihanna Lyrics

We stay moving around, solo
We’re independent and don’t need a man to complete us

Ask us where you at, we don't know
We’re always on the go and don’t have time for someone who doesn’t make us a priority

And don't care (don't care)
We don't care about the men who try to control us or don't appreciate us

All we know is we was at home 'cause you left us there
We were once loyal and devoted, but our partners took advantage of us and left us feeling abandoned and hurt

You got your boys and got gone
Our former partners chose their friends over us and neglected our feelings

And left us all alone
We were left to deal with our emotions and the consequences of their actions on our own

Now she in the club with a freaky dress on
We’ve moved on and are gaining confidence in ourselves, even if it means dressing up for attention

Cats don't want her to keep that dress on
Men may be attracted to us, but often only want us for our bodies and not our minds or emotions

Trying to get enough drinks in her system
We may drink and party to forget our problems or in hopes of finding someone new who treats us better

Take it to the tele and make her a victim
Men try to take advantage of us and make us feel used and victimized

Patron on the brain, ball player in the face
We may try to distract ourselves from our problems by seeking attention from wealthy men

They shake the spot, she's just another case
We may attract men in bars or clubs, but often they just want to use and forget us the next day

Easy for a good girl to go bad
It’s easy for men to change a woman’s perspective and make her start acting differently than her former self

And once we gone (gone)
Once we make the decision to leave a toxic partner or situation, there’s no going back

Best believe we've gone forever
We’re not coming back and have moved on from our former selves

Don't be the reason
Men need to realize that their actions can have serious consequences and not be the reason why women change

You better learn how to treat us right
It’s important for men to understand how to treat women with respect, loyalty, and love

'Cause once a good girl goes bad
Once women have had enough and reach their breaking point, they have the potential to act outside of their former character

We die forever
Our former selves are gone forever and we don’t intend on returning to them

He's staying with a flock of 'em, oh, yeah
Our former partners may have multiple women at their beck and call, but we refuse to be just another one of them

Got a girl at home but he don't care
Our former partners may have had a girlfriend, but that didn’t stop them from cheating

Won't care (won't care)
They didn’t care about our feelings or the consequences of their actions

All he'll do is keep me at home, won't let me go nowhere
Our former partners tried to control us and our actions, limiting our freedom and independence

He thinks because I'm at home I won't be getting it on
Our former partners thought that because we were at home, we weren’t living our lives to the fullest

And now I'm finding numbers in the jacket pockets
We realized that our partners were cheating on us and found evidence that they didn’t care about our wellbeing or loyalty

Tricks calling the house, non-stop it's
We were bombarded by calls from unknown numbers and felt unsafe and disrespected

Getting out of control
Our relationships were falling apart and our partners were lying to and manipulating us

Finally I can't take no more
We finally reached the point where we couldn’t take the pain and hurt from our toxic partners anymore

He finds a letter on the stairs, saying this is the end
We left our partners and didn’t look back, leaving them to find out through a letter that the relationship was over

I packed my bag and left with your best friend
We decided to move on and improve ourselves by leaving with someone who would treat us better

We gone forever
Our former selves are gone forever and we have created new, independent lives for ourselves

We gone forever
We don’t intend on returning to our former selves or situations