I´ve got a fever
Come check it and see
There´s something burning and rolling in me
We may not last but we´ll have fun till it ends
Come on baby be my bad boyfriend

I want to hear you call out my name
I want to see you burn up in flames
Keep you on ice so I can show all my friends
Come on baby be my bad boyfriend

So ripe so sweet come suck it and see
But watch out daddy I sting like a bee
I know some tricks I swear will give you the bends
Come on baby be my bad boyfriend

My fever´s rising you ran into luck
Say what sugar ?
You want to get what?
I´m want to give you one hundred and ten
Come on baby be my bad boyfriend

It´s wild the way you tease me
It´s wild the way you free me
It´s wild the way you reach me
Wrapped me up in your wire from the start

You´ve got the women waiting in line
I´m not asking you to make up your mind
But I can make you happy at least now and then
I´ve got something special for my bad boyfriend

If you can´t love me honey go on just pretend
I´ve saved something special for the very end
If you can´t love me honey go on just pretend
Come on baby be my bad boyfriend

Upped by Jimmy Percances


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Bad Boyfriend Lyrics as written by Shirley Ann Manson Douglas Elwin Erickson

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    to me this song kind of sounds like its about a girl who wants to have a relationship with this one guy, but he's only attracted to her sexually and not emotionally. the girl knows this too, but she's willing to settle for a friends with benefits relationship instead of an actual boyfriend/grirlfriend realtionship.

    candyGon April 15, 2007   Link
  • +2
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    So errhm...... I wanna be her bad boyfriend ;D

    theTyranton July 22, 2006   Link
  • +1
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    This specific part: "Say what, sugar, you wanna get what? I want to give you 110"

    Does it mean like he wants to get a 69 with her but she says she wants to do it even better, i.e. 110 and not just 69...hehehe does it make sense?

    JulioCMMSon August 07, 2010   Link
  • 0
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    I'm in love with this song

    SageLFNon April 13, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    I think i found a new favorite Garbage song :)

    graffiti_mysoulon April 14, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    hmmm i like it ... it's pretty self explanitory... but yea this CD is reallyy good :D

    x0_ju1cyon April 16, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    This song is awesome, i love it so much. i love all the songs on the new G album.

    HappySoulon May 07, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    to me, this song is about a younger (high school) girl wanting an older (more experienced... bad) boyfriend that she can show off to all of her friends. she doesnt really want him for who he is, but what he represents and the fact that he can give her experience.

    muffinheadon July 12, 2005   Link
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    I love the fact that Dave Grohl did the drums on this track. Amazing.

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    Jakeberton August 03, 2005   Link
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    I think its about a relationship that she knows doesn't mean anything, but she's just gonna ride it to the end. i'm in this exact spot right now--i'm going out with a Serial Dater, and i know it doesnt mean anything but i figure what the hell.

    juniperjazzon January 13, 2006   Link

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