[Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne] Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh [Wayne] Steppin to the bad side [Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White] Gonna take a mean [Curtis] Ride [C.C. White] Ride [J.T. Early] Mean ride [C.C. White] The smile I had has gone away [J.T. Early] Those that steal gonna pay [Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne] Steppin to the bad side today Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh [C.C. White] The smile I had has gone away [J.T. Early] Those that steal are gonna pay [Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne] Steppin to the bad side today [Curtis] I tell ya now, its got to end No more trustin them, my friends We're gonna change our style, change our tone Look for songs we sing our own [Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne] Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh [Curtis] I got you all the breaks you need Just two years, we'll be in the lead Just sit back, its plain to see Open your eyes and trust in me [Curtis, J.T. Early, C.C. White, Wayne] Steppin to the bad side, ooh, ooh, ooh Gonna take a mean ride, ooh, ooh, ooh Vocal breakdown [Radio DJ intros, overlapping] [Dreamettes](x2) Steppin to the bad side, steppin to the bad side [Announcer] Singing their big new hit, here's James Thunder Early and the Dreamettes! [James Thunder Early] I had to step into the bad side [Dreamettes] Ooh, ooh, ooh [James Thunder Early] I had to take myself a mean ride [Dreamettes] Ooh, ooh, ooh [James Thunder Early] You know the smile I had has gone away [Dreamettes] Ooh [James Thunder Early] Those that steal are gonna pay [J.T. Early & Dreamettes] Steppin to the bad side(Dreamettes: Today) [James Thunder Early] Yea-ee-yea, Man just stole my woman from me Took her down to Tennessee She was the best girl I ever knew If it wasnt for him, she'd still be true I've always been a good man, its been said Damnit, that man, he wish you were dead Men like him make good men mad Starting today Im gonna be bad, yeah, yeah, yeah [J.T. Early ad libs] [Dreamettes](repeat to end of song) Step, step, to the bad side
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