Good-Bye To Innocence

Lyrics

I don't wanna say good-bye

There are some who believe that I owe them something
But they're wrong, I owe nothing to no one but myself
And there are some who say they created me
But only my parents will have that acclaim
I took it from there, I am to blame

Say good-bye to anonymity
I have to, have to, have to say good-bye
To privacy, but most of all
To innocence, to innocence
To innocence, to innocence

My life is not a game that I play to entertain you
And if you can do it better, then you're welcome to my fame
I'm not gonna waste my time correcting myths and rumors
You believe what you wanna believe

Say good-bye to anonymity
I have to, have to, have to say good-bye
To privacy, but most of all
To innocence, to innocence
To innocence, to innocence

I don't wanna say good-bye
I don't need a reason to cry
Kinda makes me wanna
Kinda makes me hafta

Stop and think about it
Stop and think about it
Stop and think about it
Stop and think about it
Do I want to?

I don't (getting up and down)
I don't (getting up and down)
I don't (getting down and up)
Up-up, d-d-down, up-up-up

I don't (getting up and down)
I don't (getting up and down)
I don't (getting down and up)
Up-up, d-d-down, up-up-up

Listen up
It always comes down to this
It always comes down to this

Some people have a snake at the base of their spine
That would suck out your life, that would take all your time
They're called feeders
They're not believers but you must not fear it
They're takers

You know you better stop, stop and think about it
You know you better stop, stop and think about it
You know you better stop, stop and think about it
You know you better stop, stop and think about it
Your innocence, your innocence
Your innocence, your innocence

I don't wanna say good-bye to innocence
I don't need a reason to cry, innocence

Hold on to your innocence
Hold on (hold on, hold on), hold on to innocence
Hold on

Stop and think about it, say good-bye, think about it
Stop and think about it, say good-bye, think about it
Stop and think about it, say good-bye, think about it

Credits

Written by Madonna and Shep Pettibone
Produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone

Album

Just Say Roe

Song

This song was recorded for the Erotica album, but it was nixed for Fever. Instead it featured on Just Say Roe (Volume VII of the Just Say Yes series, released July 19, 1994). There's also a remix called Up Down Suite, that appeared on the Rain maxi single.