[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]

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

[Curtis]

I was a man who tried to be good

I was always misunderstood

Act like fam

I'll be through me

Gotta get way down to show your dangerous dream

Vocal breakdown

[Radio DJ intros, overlapping]

[Dreamettes](x2)

Steppin to the bad side, steppin to the bad side

[Announcer]

Please welcome to the Apollo Theater,singing their big new hit, here's James Thunder Early and the Dreamettes!

[Dreamettes](x3)

Steppin to the bad side, steppin to the bad side

[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

[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 ad libs]

[Dreamettes](repeat to end of song)

Step, step, to the bad side