Lyrics

Something's missing and I don't know why

I always feel the need to hide my feelings from you

Is it me or you that I'm afraid of

I tell myself I'll show you what I'm made of

Can't bring myself to let you go

Don't want to cause you any pain

But I love you just the same

And you'll always be my baby

In my heart I know we've come apart

And I don't know where to start

What can I do

I don't wanna feel blue

Bad girl drunk by six

Kissing someone else's lips

Smoked too many cigarettes today

I'm not happy when I act this way

Bad girl drunk by six

Kissing some kind stranger's lips

Smoked too many cigarettes today

I'm not happy

I'm not happy

Something's happened and I can't go back

I fall apart every time you hand your heart out to me

What happens now

I know I don't deserve you

I wonder how

I'm ever gonna hurt you

Can't bring myself to let you go

I don't want to cause you any pain

But I love you just the same

And you'll always be my baby

In my heart I know we've come apart

And I don't know where to start

What can I do

I don't wanna feel blue

Bad girl drunk by six

Kissing someone else's lips

Smoked too many cigarettes today

I'm not happy when I act this way

Bad girl drunk by six

Kissing some kind stranger's lips

Smoked too many cigarettes today

I'm not happy

I'm not happy

This way

I don't want to cause you any pain

But I love you just the same

And you'll always be my baby

In my heart I know we've come apart

And I don't know where to start

What can I do

I don't wanna feel blue

Bad girl drunk by six

Kissing someone else's lips

Smoked too many cigarettes today

I'm not happy when I act this way

Bad girl drunk by six

Kissing someone else's lips

Smoked too many cigarettes today

I'm not happy when I act this way

I'm not happy

This way

Bad girl drunk by six (I'm not happy)

Kissing someone else's lips (this way)

Smoked too many cigarettes today

I'm not happy when I act this way

Bad girl drunk by six

Kissing someone else's lips

Smoked too many cigarettes today

I'm not happy

I'm not happy

This way

Not happy this way

Kissing some kind stranger's lips

Credits

Written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone

Produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone

Sequencing, keyboards and programming by Shep Pettibone and Tony Shimkin

Additional keyboards by Joe Moskowitz

Album

 Erotica

Single

Bad Girl, released worldwide as the third single in February 1993, suffered the most from the Erotica controversy, reaching a poor #36 in the US, #10 in the UK, #5 in Canada, #11 in Japan and #32 in Australia.

Video

As a single Bad Girl might have scored rather poorly, but the video by David Fincher is a true masterpiece. Actor Christopher Walken is a guardian angel, watching over bad girl Madonna. But he can't stop her from enjoying that 'sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll'... The video has some cool visual effects; definitely among Madonna's best.