[Chorus:] I was taught to be a lady Keep your legs closed these n***as shady And marriage come first before a baby Be your own boss, you can't be lazy You gotta ride to the neck, don't trust nobody Not even blood, they give fake shoulders while you crying My name not b**h, don't disrespect me please don't try it I was raised to be a lady not no object Look, I was taught to be a lady Keep your legs closed these n***as shady And marriage come first before a baby Be your own boss, you can't be lazy You gotta ride to the neck, don't trust nobody Not even blood, they give fake shoulders while you crying My name not b**h, don't disrespect me please don't try it I was raised to be a lady not no object [Verse 1:] As a woman, you gotta have self respect and know your worth Cus as a lady it's important, we the body of the earth Our body precious, we the ones that make the world go round Having a baby by a n***a don't make a man stay down And for you girls that be stealing, go and get a real job And for you hoes on the corner need forgiveness from God Cus it's plenty money in the World, you out selling co*k That ain't no 9 to 5 struggle when you hoeing on blocks I get my own and it's legal, come on follow the leader Wonder why I stay solo, cus these phonies don't need them No disrespect just stating facts, you know I love being honest Tryna put you up on game you should have learned from your mama And you girls that think yall wit it, quick to bounce in these streets That sh** ain't cute, yall think yall hard, but ain't no rules when it's beef I know some n***as that'll really show you, put the Glock to your teeth Just to make you an example, that's not where you should be [Chorus:] I was taught to be a lady Keep your legs closed these n***as shady And marriage come first before a baby Be your own boss, you can't be lazy You gotta ride to the neck, don't trust nobody Not even blood, they give fake shoulders while you crying My name not b**h, don't disrespect me please don't try it I was raised to be a lady not no object Look, I was taught to be a lady Keep your legs closed these n***as shady And marriage come first before a baby Be your own boss, you can't be lazy You gotta ride to the neck, don't trust nobody Not even blood, they give fake shoulders while you crying My name not b**h, don't disrespect me please don't try it I was raised to be a lady not no object [Verse 2:] Look, be a lady Don't let no n***a drive you crazy If he f**ing on the next chick let her be that man's petty We are women, not no object and fasho we not no toys so don't let a n***a play you every time his a** get bored We think alike, we all got feelings, and we all make mistakes So if you falling for a n***a, he make yall feel the same way Fight for what? Yall both in love, now yall both got played Should have never trust a n***a yeah, we all made that mistake If you get pregnant and he tell you he don't wanna stick around I know it hurt, cus deep down nobody wanna k** a child But it's what's best, with no regrets instead of tryna tie him down Don't be stuck a single mother keeping tabs on a clown [Chorus:] I was taught to be a lady Keep your legs closed these n***as shady And marriage come first before a baby Be your own boss, you can't be lazy You gotta ride to the neck, don't trust nobody Not even blood, they give fake shoulders while you crying My name not b**h, don't disrespect me please don't try it I was raised to be a lady not no object Look, I was taught to be a lady Keep your legs closed these n***as shady And marriage come first before a baby Be your own boss, you can't be lazy You gotta ride to the neck, don't trust nobody Not even blood, they give fake shoulders while you crying My name not b**h, don't disrespect me please don't try it I was raised to be a lady not no object