Lyrics
Tipper, what's that sticker sticking on my CD?
The singer questions a sticker on their CD and wonders if it's a warning label.
Is that some kind of warning to protect me?
They suggest the sticker might aim to protect the listener.
Freedom of choice needs a stronger, stronger voice
Expresses the need for a stronger voice advocating freedom of choice.
You can stamp out the source, but you
Despite attempts to eliminate the origin, creative thoughts persist.
Can't stop creative thoughts
Continuing the idea that censorship can't halt creativity.
Ah, Tipper come on, ain't you been getting it on?
Urging Tipper to understand the essence of music/art.
Ask Ozzie, Zappa or me
Referencing musicians like Ozzie Osbourne and Frank Zappa who faced censorship.
We'll show you what it's like to be free
Offering to demonstrate what true freedom means.
Ah, Tipper come on, it's just a smoke
Minimizing music as a scapegoat for society's larger issues.
Screen for the real problems
Suggesting that music is a diversion from more substantial problems.
S&L deficit, the homeless, the environment
Pointing out significant issues like financial deficits, homelessness, and environmental concerns.
Hey, hey all you senators wives
Addressing the wives of senators, urging introspection before judging others.
Better take a good look at your
Encouraging them to evaluate their own lives.
Own lives
Advising against preaching about obscenity without self-reflection.
Before you go preaching to me
Highlighting hypocrisy in defining obscenity.
You're definitions of obscenity
Blank line.
Ah, Tipper come on, ain't you been getting it on?
Reiterating the call for Tipper to understand music's essence and freedom.
Ask Ozzie, Zappa or me
Mentioning influential musicians again as examples.
We'll show you what it's like to be free
Reaffirming the offer to demonstrate true freedom.
The irony it seems it seems to me
Commenting on the irony of censorship contradicting American ideals.
It's un-American policy
Perceiving censorship as contrary to American principles.
Yeah, we've come so far but still only to
Expressing disappointment despite societal progress.
Find people like you with ignorant minds
Finding individuals like Tipper with closed minds despite societal advancement.
Ah, Tipper come on, ain't you been getting it on?
Repeating the call for Tipper to understand music's essence and freedom.
Ask Ozzie, Zappa or me
Referencing influential musicians as a source of guidance.
We'll show you what it's like to be free
Reiterating the offer to demonstrate true freedom.
Ah, Tipper come on, it's just a smoke
Reiterating that music serves as a diversion from actual societal problems.
Screen for the real problems
Restating significant issues like financial deficits, homelessness, and environmental concerns.
S&L deficit, the homeless, the environment
Concluding with a repetition of societal issues that deserve more attention than music censorship.
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