Young and fine and dark and handsome
The boy from South Detroit keep bossing
And I can't keep my panties from dropping
He's so fly, fly
[Verse 1]
Going too fast, don't hurt yourself
I can't keep up with all the lies you tell yourself
You kinda cute, but play too much, don't play yourself
I'm not the one, but we can still pretend this can be my man
You say you feel different when you with me, tell me anything
Compliment my energy, it's different laying next to me
All I ask is don't make me pull up and get to dumping
You know I can't give no fucks, you know I'm with all the ruckus, can you?
[Chorus]
Young and fine and dark and handsome
The boy West side of Compton camе walking in
I can't keep my panties from dropping
He's so fly, fly
[Verse 2]
Ooh, he bossy, ooh, hе crip walkin'
Took me to Slauson and he slut me out
And when I got a problem, he get to packing
He 'bout all that action, call him Mr. Handle It
You know I'm hella different from them chickens you been trickin' on
I can be your ride or die, get down your strongest bone
Trust me, boy, I'm good in every hood
Trickin', finna fall in backwards
I'm just tryna show you what it would be like if you my man
Young and fine and dark and handsome
The boy from South of somewhere came walking in
And I can't keep my panties from dropping
He's so fly, fly
[Bridge]
Blowin' money fast, it won't last (Oh-woah)
Tryna make it last, ooh-oh
Blowin' money fast, we might crash (Mmm)
I'll make it last, we'll be— oh-oh
[Verse 3]
Ecstasy is just a pill away
Pop it up or you could screw today
I'm just tryna hear you say my name
Love to play your ruler, be your Jane
You could be my Tarzan, toss me up
Other hoes is lacking, call me up
Know my baby packing, why I'm stuck
That's why he my man
[Chorus]
Young and he fine and he tall and he handsome
Talkin' so fine, I might hold it for ransom
Put it in drive, I'm not shy, I might let ya
Cruise all night
Blowin' money fast, it won't last (Oh-woah)
Tryna make it last, ooh-oh
Blowin' money fast, we might crash (Mmm)
I'll make it last, we'll be— oh-oh
About
The Boy From South Detroit was a song which like many others, was a snippet. SZA revealed production on the song October 15th, 2021.
SZA later revealed the Deluxe version of SOS would have the song join the track list alongside Lizzo as a feature in early December 2022
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
A song called “Boy From South Detroit”, “BMF”, that Twitter wanted really bad, [neither] Rob [Bisel] nor Punch really cared about that song. They weren’t really excited about it. Rob was like, ‘I don’t really think this is the song’, and then Punch was, like, indifferent about the song. Then I was like, ‘No, I really believe in this.’ It didn’t make the album, but it will be on the deluxe.
— To Rolling Stone, December 2022
- 2.What Do I Do
- 3.30 For 30
- 5.BMF
- 7.Love Me 4 Me
- 8.Chill Baby
- 9.My Turn
- 10.Crybaby
- 11.Kitchen
- 13.Drive
- 14.Another Life
- 15.Saturn
- 16.SOS
- 17.Kill Bill
- 18.Seek & Destroy
- 19.Low
- 20.Love Language
- 21.Blind
- 22.Used
- 23.Snooze
- 24.Notice Me
- 25.Gone Girl
- 28.F2F
- 29.Nobody Gets Me
- 30.Conceited
- 31.Special
- 32.Too Late
- 33.Far
- 34.Shirt
- 35.Open Arms
- 36.I Hate U
- 37.Good Days
- 38.Forgiveless