I'm Not Your Baby

U2 · Other Songs - U2

It's a beautiful day today, everything is going my way

Even the words do what I say, oh babe, got to get away

To be impossible, isn't that difficult

In the city you're invisible, when you come from a small town



Everything is all right, everything is all right

I'm not your baby, please



A tourist in a traffic jam, baby sham and handy cam

I'm not your mother, you're not my man, I'm not your baby

Don't treat me like I'm a trick, I won't treat you like you're a prick

Don't need no doctor, I'm not ill, I'm not your baby



Everything is all right, everything is all right

I'm not your baby, please



Cut out the poetry, lets hit the main artery

No time for a tourniquet, the colors all run out of me

You brought me all kinds of goods, now my heart is so full up it hurts

It's heavy as a shopping bag, it's full of things I should give back



Everything is all right, everything is all right

I'm not your baby, please



I'm not your baby

I'm not your baby



Don't want you to cover me, smother me or mother me

I like to feel this incomplete, I'm not your baby



Everything is all right, everything is all right

I'm not your baby, please



Not dizzy, just busy, didn't drink nothing fizzy

No pills to feel easy, don't know what got into me

Daylight's a kind of robbery, the night is your geography

So you're not white, you're pink and rosy

You could be right, but you're way above me



Me, I'm in recovery, a star of pornography

I'm a tourist, there's a lot to see

You don't like the photographs of me

So you've got a lot to say

You don't sleep around, but sometimes you stray

You don't believe, often times you pray

For something, what is it babe



Don't treat me like I'm a trick, I won't treat you like you're a prick

Don't need no doctor, I'm not sick, I'm not your baby



Everything is all right, everything is all right

I'm not your baby, please



I'm not your baby, I'm not your baby, I'm not your baby

I'm not your baby, I'm not your baby, I'm not your baby

I'm not your baby

I'm Not Your Baby

Released by U2 in 1983, 'I'm Not Your Baby' stands as a defining track from the band's early era, capturing the raw energy and introspective mood that would characterize their subsequent work. The song features the distinctive vocal delivery of Bono, blending folk-rock sensibilities with the emerging post-punk sound that defined the Irish rock scene of the early 1980s. While often associated with the album War, this specific recording was initially released as a single to promote the group's debut LP, showcasing their ability to craft emotionally resonant melodies that resonated with a generation. The track remains a staple of U2's discography, reflecting the band's commitment to lyrical honesty and atmospheric production that would later evolve into the anthemic rock sound of Achtung Baby and The Joshua Tree.