Music by : Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzaï and Joe Henry
Lyrics by : Joe Henry

Published by : WB Music Corp. / Webo Girl Publishing, Inc.

Don’t tell me to stop
Tell the rain not to drop
Tell the wind not to blow
'Cos you said so
Mmm, mmm

Tell the sun not to shine
Not to get up this time, no, no
Let it fall by the way
But don't leave me where I lay down

Tell me love isn’t true
It’s just something that we do
Tell me everything I’m not
But please don’t tell me to stop

Tell the leaves not to turn
But don’t ever tell me I’ll learn, no, no
Take the black off a crow
But don’t tell me I have to go

Tell the bed not to lay
Like the open mouth of a grave, yeah
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on its knees

Tell me love isn’t true
It’s just something that we do
Tell me everything I’m not
But don’t ever tell me to stop

Don't you ever tell me love isn’t true
It’s just something that we do
Don't you ever tell me everything I’m not
But don’t ever tell me to stop

Don’t you ever
Please don't
Please don't tell me to stop
(Don't you ever tell me)
Don't you ever
Don't ever tell me to stop
(Tell the rain not to drop)

Tell the bed not to lay
Like the open mouth of a grave, yeah
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on its knees

- An early version of this song was written by Joe Henry and released on his album "Scar". Then Madonna got introduced to the song by her sister Paula, incidentally Joe Henry's wife, and she made Mirwais work on it, so that it was released on Madonna's 2000 album Music.
- Venus performed an (obviously) acoustic version of this song during a private concert in the Halles von Schaerbeek (near Brussels), on December 10th, 2000, the last concert of their successful "ModernTour". It doesn't seem to be a regular cover of the band...