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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fiona Apple
Vocals
Jon Brion
Chamberlain Strings
Matt Chamberlain
Drums
Rob Laufer
Guitar
Dan Rothchild
Bass
Patrick Warren
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Fiona Apple
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Slater
Producer
Mark Endert
Mixing Engineer
Claude Achille
Additional Engineer
Brian Scheubel
Additional Engineer
Jim Wirt
Additional Engineer
Niko Bolas
Additional Engineer
Troy Gonzales
Assistant Engineer
Al Sanderson
Assistant Engineer
Tom Banghart
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
I've been a bad, bad girl
I've been careless with a delicate man
And it's a sad, sad world
When a girl will break a boy just because she can
Don't you tell me to deny it
I've done wrong, and I wanna suffer for my sins
I've come to you 'cause I need guidance to be true
And I just don't know where I can begin
What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed to the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love
Heaven help me for the way I am
Save me from these evil deeds before I get them done
I know tomorrow brings the consequence at hand
But I keep livin' this day like the next will never come
Oh, help me, but don't tell me to deny it
I gotta cleanse myself of all these lies 'til I'm good enough for him
I got a lot to lose, and I'm bettin' high, so I'm beggin' you
Before it ends, just tell me where to begin, hey
What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed to the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love
Let me know the way before there's hell to pay
Give me room to lay the law and let me go
I've got to make a play to make my lover stay
So what would an angel say? The devil wants to know
What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed to the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love
What I need is a good defense
'Cause I'm feelin' like a criminal
And I need to be redeemed to the one I've sinned against
Because he's all I ever knew of love
Writer(s): Fiona Apple Maggart
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