(feat. Hinton Battle)

[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