Bad Girl    

by Ralph McTell

Bad girl, don't mind what the people say
Bad girl, going to end in trouble some day
I don't think that you're bad, I don't think that you're bad
Deep down I think that you're sad, girl
Deep down I think you're just sad.

Bad girl, look at her laugh in the company
Bad girl, but you're not fooling me
I don't think that you're bad, I don't think that you're bad.
Deep down I think that you're sad, girl
Deep down I think you're sad.

How come everybody knows better than you?
How come they're all telling you just what to do?
They see the outward signs
And they just talk the dirt
They do not see inside you and they do not feel the hurt
When they say - bad girl.

How come everybody knows better than you?
How come they're all telling you just what to do?
They think you're the one who always gets off light
But they don't hear you cry yourself to sleep those lonely nights.

When they say
Bad girl, look at her laugh in the company
Sad girl cries when nobody can see.
I don't think that you're bad, I don't think that you're bad
Deep down I know you're a sad girl
Come and take a chance with me.
So sad, but you're not fooling me.