Bad Reputation (Live 2/4/81) - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Now I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation You're living in the past, it's a new generation And a girl can do what she wants to do And that's what I'm gonna do And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation Whoa no (no no no no no no) Not me (me me me me me me) And I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation I never said I wanted to improve my station And I'm only feelin' good when I'm havin' fun And I don't have to please no one And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation Whoa no (no no no no no no) Not me (me me me me me me) Whoa no (no no no no no no) Not me (me me me me me me) And I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation I've never been afraid of any deviation And I don't really care If I'm strange I ain't gonna change And I'm never gonna care 'bout my bad reputation Whoa no (no no no no no no) Not me (me me me me me me) Whoa no (no no no no no no) Not me (me me me me me me) Break it down! And I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation The world's in trouble, there's no communication And everyone can say what they want to say It never gets better anyway So why should I care 'bout a bad reputation Anyway Whoa no (no no no no no no) Not me (me me me me me me) Whoa no (no no no no no no) Not me (me me me me me me) Whoa no (no no no no no no) Not me (me me me me me me) Whoa no (no no no no no no) Not me (me me me me me me)

I like to live a little I like to drink a little I like to smoke a little I like the rush a little Misunderstood a little We're all the same, a little Some were just born to be bad I got it bad, bad, bad Don't tell me what I should do or say 'Cause I wanna do it my own way I don't give a fuck what you think, what you say I got a bad reputation I got it bad, bad, bad I got a bad reputation And I got it bad, bad, bad I rolled the dice a little I let it ride a little Out of my mind a little I'm like a lion, I'm chained I like the finer things Sipping on wine, I'm singing I was just born to be bad I got it bad, bad, bad Don't tell me what I should do or say 'Cause I wanna do it my own way I don't give a fuck what you think, what you say I got a bad reputation I got it bad, bad, bad I got a bad reputation And I got it bad, bad, bad And I got it bad, bad, bad And I got it bad, bad, bad I got it bad, bad, bad Don't tell me what I should do or say 'Cause I wanna do it my own way I don't give a fuck what you think, what you say I got a bad reputation Don't tell me what I should do or say 'Cause I wanna do it my own way I really don't care what you think, what you say I got a bad reputation I got it bad, bad, bad I got a bad reputation And I got it bad, bad, bad I got a bad reputation (Don't tell me what I should do or say) I got it bad, bad, bad ('Cause I wanna do it my own way) I got it bad reputation (I really don't care what you think) I got it bad, bad, bad (What you say) I got a bad, bad, bad

I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation You're living in the past, it's a new generation A girl can do what she wants to do And that's what I'm gonna do And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation Oh no, not me I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation Never said I wanted to improve my station And I'm only doing good when I'm havin' fun And I don't have to please no one And I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation Oh no, not me Oh no, not me I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation I've never been afraid of any deviation And I don't really care if ya think I'm strange I ain't gonna change And I'm never gonna care 'bout my bad reputation Oh no, not me Oh no, not me And I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation The world's in trouble, there's no communication And everyone can say what they want to say It never gets better anyway So why should I care 'bout a bad reputation anyway? Oh no, not me Oh no, not me I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation You're living in the past, it's a new generation And I only feel good when I got no pain And that's how I'm gonna stay And I don't give a damn 'bout a bad reputation Oh no, not me Oh no, not me Oh no, not me

Another night in another bed Nothing new to me Another woman that I just met Is finally falling asleep This is when I should be sneakin out Making my get away But lying here looking at her now I just wanna stay I never saw it coming I thought it'd be nothing But it's nothing like I've ever had What the hell am I doing If I don't leave soon I'm gonna ruin my bad reputation There are girls all over town I don't wanna run into And all the rumors they're spreading around Most of them are true There was something about last night That I don't wanted to end If I leave without saying goodbye I'm scared I'll never see her again No I never saw it coming I thought it'd be nothing But it's nothing like I've ever had What the hell am I doing If I don't leave soon I'm gonna ruin my bad reputation Now the sun's coming through those blinds There she's waking up next to me Something tells me when I look in her eyes She can change everything I never saw it coming I thought it'd be nothing But it's nothing like I've ever had What the hell am I doing If I don't leave soon I'm gonna ruin my bad reputation Oh oh reputation

She got a bad reputation She takes the long way home And all of my friends seen her naked Or so the story goes Mistakes we all make them But they won't, let it go, oh no 'Cause she's got a bad reputation But I know what they don't And I don't care what they, say about you baby They don't know what you've been through Trust me I could be the one to, treat you like a lady Let me see, what's underneath All I need is you She got a bad reputation Nobody gets too close A sight of a soul when it's breakin' Makin' my heart grow cold And into the deeper she's sinkin' I'm beggin' her please, don't let go She's got a bad reputation But she's all that... all I want though And I don't care what they, say about you baby They don't know what you've been through Trust me I could be the one to, treat you like a lady Let me see, what's underneath All I need is you Nobody knows the way that I know her, said Nobody knows the weight that's on her shoulders, said Nobody knows the way that I know her, said She got it bad, she got it bad Nobody knows the way that I know her, said Nobody knows the weight that's on her shoulders, said Nobody knows the way that I know her, said She got it bad, she got it bad And I don't care what they, say about you baby They don't know what you've been through Trust me I could be the one to, treat you like a lady Let me see, what's underneath All I need is you And I don't care what they, say about you baby They don't know what you've been through Trust me I could be the one to, treat you like a lady Let me see, what's underneath All I need is you She got a bad reputation She takes the long way home

Woe baby you're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) Would you go do this, and go do that, nag (Nag) You're always tellin' me what to do (Nag) I just can't seem to get rid of you (You're a nag) You order me around just like a slave (Nag) You're gonna send me to an early grave Would you go fix the bacon and don't burn the toast Run down to the butcher shop and buy me a roast (Nag) The way you're naggin' never gonna stop (Nag) You always seem to be a blowin' your top (You're a nag) One of these days I'm gonna lose my mind (Nag) Jump out a window and I'll be real fine Would you go do this, go do that Wash up all the dishes And don't you talk back When I met you you were oh so sweet Now you give me the bread and you take all the meat You're always screamin' and hollerin' loud I'm gonna buy me a ticket to the nearest cloud You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) Would you go do this, and go do that, nag Hey you, get out of here When I met you you were oh so sweet Now you give me the bread and you take all the meat You're always screamin' and hollerin' loud I'm gonna buy me a ticket to the nearest cloud You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) You're a nag (Nag nag naggity nag) Would you go do this, and go do that, nag I hate you, get out of here

Here comes Dick He's wearin' a skirt Here comes Jane You know she's sporting a chain Same hair revolution Same build evolution Tomorrow who's gonna fuss? And they love each other so Androgynous Closer than you know Love each other so Androgynous Well, don't get him wrong And don't get him mad He might be your father But he sure ain't a dad She don't need The advice that they send her She's happy the way she looks She's happy with her gender And they love each other so Androgynous Closer than you know Love each other so Androgynous Mirror image, see no damage See no evil at all Cupid dolls and urine stalls Will be laughed at The way you're laughed at now Now somethin' meets boy And somethin' meets girl They both are the same They're overjoyed in this world Same hair revolution Unisex, evolution Tomorrow who's gonna fuss? And tomorrow Dick is wearin' pants Tomorrow Jane is wearin' a dress Future outcasts and a they don't last And a today the people dress the way that they please The way they tried to do in the last century And they love each other so Androgynous Closer than you know Love each other so Androgynous Androgynous Androgynous Don't you get it? Androgynous

I had it made, I never strayed From a course that somebody else laid I clenched my fists, I never miss One nite (one nite) you find that ya can't turn back So it's goodbye to the past Here it comes, here it comes feel it comin' Backlash backlash backlash Oh yea, it's too bad now it's a backlash Your time ain't long you don't belong Maybe so but you hope that they're wrong Thin skin gets thick it happens quick Like a baby turn her very first trick Hold tight (hold tight) hold tight for the ride of your life And the lovers go by so fast Here it comes, here it comes feel it comin' Backlash backlash backlash Used to love me used to care (do you care?) used to want me Here it comes, here it comes I guess that's fair Now, do you love me, do you care, do you want me One nite (one nite) we find we're outta, outta time Here it comes, here it comes here it comes a c'mon