A little bird told me late last night that if I hold my breath and do everything right, you might come back
If I color my hair and I wear it down and I make you laugh like a circus clown, you might come back
And a little bird said with the wink of an eye if I beg real hard and I do not cry, you might come back
If I keep my opinion under my breath and I only bring it out when the master says, you might come back

But I don't want you that bad
No, I don't want you that bad

But a little bird told me as plain as day if I changed my name and I change my way, you might come back
If I sell my soul for the greater cause if I burn my records and I listen to yours, you might come back
And a little bird said in the middle of a dream if I shut my mouth and I don't make a scene, you might come back
If I crossed my fingers and curl my toes, if I looked liked the other girls everybody knows, you might come back

But I don't want you that bad
No, I don't want you that bad
No, I don't want you that bad
No, I don't want you that bad

A little bird told me
A little bird told me...

No, I don't want you 
No, I don't want you 
No, I don't want you 
No, I don't want you