Bedtime Stories Lyrics - 1994

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(spoken:)
Express yourself, don't repress yourself (repeat 4 times)

Chorus:

And i'm not sorry [i'm not sorry]
It's human nature [it's human nature]
And i'm not sorry [i'm not sorry]
I'm not your bitch don't hang your shit on me [it's human nature]

You wouldn't let me say the words i longed to say
You didn't want to see life through my eyes
[express yourself, don't repress yourself]
You tried to shove me back inside your narrow room
And silence me with bitterness and lies
[express yourself, don't repress yourself]

Did i say something wrong?
Oops, i didn't know i couldn't talk about sex
[i musta been crazy]
Did i stay too long?
Oops, i didn't know i couldn't speak my mind
[what was i thinking]

(chorus)

You punished me for telling you my fantasies
I'm breakin' all the rules i didn't make
[express yourself, don't repress yourself]
You took my words and made a trap for silly fools
You held me down and tried to make me break
[express yourself, don't repress yourself]

Bridge:

Did i say something true?
Oops, i didn't know i couldn't talk about sex
[i musta been crazy]
Did i have a point of view?
Oops, i didn't know i couldn't talk about you
[what was i thinking]

(chorus)

Express yourself, don't repress yourself (repeat twice)
Express yourself, don't repress yourself (repeat twice)

(bridge)
(chorus)

(chorus, with the following spoken substitutions)
[i'm not apologizing]
[would it sound better if i were a man?]
[you're the one with the problem]
[why don't you just deal with it]

(chorus, with the following spoken substitutions)
[would you like me better if i was?]
[we all feel the same way]
[i have no regrets]
[just look in the mirror]

(chorus, with the following spoken substitutions)
[i don't have to justify anything]
[i'm just like you]
[why should i be?]
[deal with it]