I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
You're living in the past it's a new generation
A girl can do what she wants to do and that's
What I'm gonna do
An' I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation

Oh no, not me
An' I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation
Never said I wanted to improve my station
An' I'm only doin' good
While I'm havin' fun
An' I don't have to please no one
An' I don't give a damn
'Bout my bad reputation

Oh no, not me
Oh no, not me

I don't give a damn
'Bout my reputation
I've never been afraid of any deviation
An' I don't really care
If ya think I'm strange
I ain't gonna change
An' I'm never gonna care
'Bout my bad reputation

Oh no, not me
Oh no, not me

Pedal boys!
An' I don't give a damn
'Bout my reputation
The world's in trouble
There's no communication
An' everyone can say what they want to say
It never gets better anyway
So why should I care
'Bout a bad reputation anyway
Oh no, not me
Oh no, not me

I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation
You're living in the past it's a new generation
An' I only feel good when I got no pain
An' that's how I'm gonna stay
An' I don't give a damn
'Bout my bad reputation

Oh no, not me
Oh no, not
Not me, not me, not me!


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Bad Reputation Lyrics as written by Kenneth Laguna Joan Jett

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  • +1
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    BAD ASS anthem. Joan Jett is awesome.

    andreagaliciaxxon November 04, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song kicks ass! Nobody's commented!

    This song is totally about individuality and can totally be used as an anthem for the outcasts.

    THe_Atomic_Punkon July 19, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song is a classic I thought it would have more comments than this... oh welll....

    Its a feminist anthem....

    Dressed2Depresson October 30, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Awesome song.

    Anyway, it's pretty self-explanatory. About her having a bad rep, and people thinking she's strange etc. Doesn't give a damn what people think of her.

    Kind of seems to go hand in hand with some lines from Victim of Circumstance.

    ravager9400on January 30, 2008   Link
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    My Opinion

    Joan Jett rocks.

    thespacemanliveson July 26, 2010   Link

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