Bad Reputation

Album: Last Days of the Century (1988)
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  • You've got a bad reputation
    All over the street
    There's some indication
    You've been indiscreet

    Oh I know you can turn on the charm
    When you feel so inclined
    Whatever I do
    I can't get you out of my mind

    It's a sad situation
    I'm coming apart
    A clear invitation
    For trouble to start

    If I knew what it was that you did
    It's so hard to define
    But whatever it is
    I can't get you out of my mind

    Maybe I'm seeing
    What I want to see
    Trying to make you
    What you'll never be

    Perhaps it's just the simple fact
    You only want the things that you can't have
    Well I suppose somebody broke your trust
    Now I see you kicking up the dust

    I wouldn't be at all surprised
    If some of it got in my eyes
    You've got a bad reputation
    They're telling me so

    I've got a strong motivation
    To get up and go
    If I knew what it was that you did
    I'd just leave you behind

    But whatever it is
    I can't get you out of my mind
    I suppose this will come to a close
    It's just a matter of time

    But whatever I do,
    I can't get you out of my mind
    Can't get you out of my mind
    Oh no, whatever I do, Writer/s: ADIDJA PALMER, LINTON WHITE, MICHAEL FAIRMAN
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, NW ROYALTY CONSULTING, LLC.
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  • Libby from Louisville KyIs this about the 'Antartica' woman?
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