Lyrics

This is not a love song

Bye bye baby

I keep on waiting, anticipating

But I can't wait forever

You say you love me

You're thinking of me

But we're never together

Bye bye baby bye bye

It's your turn to cry

That's why we have to say goodbye

So say goodbye

Bye bye baby bye bye

It's your turn to cry

This time we have to say goodbye

So say goodbye

You had your chances

All your romances

And now I just don't want you

I know I love you because I hate you

And now I'd rather haunt you

Bye bye baby bye bye

It's your turn to cry

That's why we have to say goodbye

So say goodbye

Bye bye baby bye bye

It's your turn to cry

That's why we have to say goodbye

So say goodbye

You're so beautiful

What makes you feel exciting?

What wakes you up inside?

Does it make you feel good to see me cry?

I think it does

That's why it's time to say bye bye

Bye bye baby bye bye

It's your turn to cry

That's why we have to say goodbye

So say goodbye

Bye bye baby bye bye

It's your turn to cry

That's why we have to say goodbye

So say goodbye

I don't wanna keep the bright flame

Of your ego going

So I'll just stop blowin' in the wind

To love you is a sin

Adios

Uh this is not a love song

I'd like to hurt you

What excites you?

What turns you on?

What makes you feel good?

Does it make you feel good to see me cry?

I think it does

That's why it's time to say goodbye

Bye bye

The first time

And the last time

You can forget about it baby

Forget the rules

Forget the fools

Forget your fears

Forget my tears

You can forget about it baby

Bye bye baby bye bye

You can forget about it baby

'Cause it's the first time

And the last time

You'll ever see me cry

You fucked it up

Credits

Written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone

Produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone

Background vocals by Donna DeLory and Niki Haris

Sequencing, keyboards and programming by Shep Pettibone and Tony Shimkin

Album

 Erotica

Single

This sixth and last single from Erotica wasn't released in the US or the UK, only in Japan, Australia and some European countries in the end of 1993. It reached #15 in both Japan and Australia.

Video / Tour

Because the single wasn't a worldwide release, there was no separate video made for it. Instead director Mark Miceli recorded the live performance of Bye Bye Baby at the Girlie Show in Australia. The performance was all about Cabaret-style gender-bending, as Madonna, Niki and Donna appeared on stage in black suits and top hats, each seducing their pinup girl with a great chair choreography. At the end of the song, the 'boys' explicitly dismissed their women. Madonna also performed Bye Bye Baby on the VMA 1993 as a teaser for her then-upcoming tour.